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WITH THE COLORS 

FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



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TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEN FROM 

ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA, 

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT THIS WORLD MIGHT BE A BETTER PLACE 

IN WHICH TO LIVE, THIS BOOK 

IS REVERENTLY 

DEDICATED. 



Honor Roll 



Anoka County men killed in action or 
died of wounds or disease: 

First Lieutenant George Sidney Lang 

First Lieutenant Edward B. Cutter 

Contract Surgeon Edward P. Slater 

Private Jason Arrell 

Private Louis Cedarholm 

Private John H. Corrigan 

Private Charles Dill 

Melvin Arthur Duncan, U. S. Nav: 

Private Ewald N. Erickson 

Private Will Englund 

Private Oscar V. Engbloom 

Private Morris Fowler 

Private Elmer Hanson 

Private William Hansen 

Private Jacob Edward Jackson 

Private Axel Johnson 

Private Martin Larson 

Private Ralph Lofgren 

Private Edwin Lane 

Private Hjalmer L. Loberg 

Private Gaylord Leach 

Private Gustave Lindblom 

Private Leo McBride 

Private A. J. McNeil 

Private Albert Peterson 

Private Holljer E. Ross 

Private Axel Stromgren 

Private Bert Sulness 

Private Enoch Sjodahl 

Private Frank C. Schuldt 

Private Joseph Casper Smith 

Private Henry Wuest 

Private Gay E. York 



Acknowledgment 



It has been possible to publish a book of this size, so elabor- 
ately illustrated, without expense to the men who were "with 
the colors" only through the assistance of the following public 
spirited and patriotic firms and individuals: 

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill 

T. J. Abbett 

Smith Brothers, Inc. 

G. H. Goodrich 

E. P. Babcock 

Dr. F. L. S. Aldrich 

W. H. LaPlant Co. 

Thurston & Son 

John Palmer 

State Bank of Anoka 

Minneapolis. Anoka & Cuyuna R. Ry. 

Reed & Sherwood Mfg. Co. 

W. A. Blanchard 

Earle Brown 

B. T. Witte 

G. I. Gillespie 

O. A. Beckum 



PREFACE 

The somewhat formidable task of gathering the data for this history of the 
war activities of the men and women of Anoka County during the troubled times 
of the past four years or more, was undertaken toward the close of 1914. 

From the outset two things were kept in mind — that the glorious deeds of the 
soldier and sailor always live in the history of his country while the equally splendid 
self sacrifice of the civilian is usually speedily forgotten. 

Those who remained at home will, for the next generation, have countless oppor- 
tunities to read of the heroic deeds of our gallant men at arms, but the men who 
went to war will have but this one opportunity to know of the tasks so willingly 
done by those at home. 

And who is there to contend that the farmer who wrung from the soil the food 
which fed the soldiers, and did this in the face of an ever increasing shortage of 
farm labor, is less entitled to recognition than he who shouldered a rifle? 

Who will say that the merchant who gave his time and his money in order that 
our armies might be clothed and armed, was less patriotic than the man who sailed 
to Europe? 

The armies in the field and the armies at home combined to subdue the Hun and, 
in this history, credit is distributed equally between them. 

No one person could hope to compile such a book as this unaided. It is impos- 
sible to give acknowledgement to all who have helped, there being actually hundreds 
of them. Those who have helped to carry the financial burden of the undertaking 
are mentioned elsewhere, as are the members of the Anoka County War Records 
commission who helped to gather the pictures of the soldiers and their records 
in service. 

Beside these, thanks are due Provost Marshal General Enoch Crowder for special 
permission to use the records of the draft board. Adjutant General Walter F. Rhinow 
for the courtesy of the use of the records of his office in verifying service records, 
the members of the draft board for Anoka County for unfailing aid and helpful 
criticism, the Anoka County Union for very material aid in giving publicity to the 
book, the Bethel Banner for similar assistance, and the many men and women who 
h^ve been in charge of the numerous war activities for their aid in securing rosters, 
reports, etc. 

Every effort has been made to insure accuracy in this book. Time has not been 
spared to this end. 

It is hoped that no war activity of the county will be found to have been over- 
looked and that no name will be missing from any of the long lists, which should 
rightfully belong there. The pictures of some soldiers were unobtainable and some 
refused to permit the use of their likenesses, but a relative or friend of every soldier 
listed from this county was asked for a picture of him. 

Requests for civilians' pictures were made very sparingly and an attempt made 
to use only those of local men and women who have done noteworthy service in 
one way or another. It should be borne in mind that much of the work of some 
has been merely mentioned in the pages which follow and little of the arduous detail 
recounted, that no comment can be made upon the work of the local agents of the 
Department of Justice, of the secret service, and other organizations the purpose of 
which was to watch the disloyal, protect lives and property and stamp out sedition. 
The labors of these people are by no means over yet and to them will remain 
merely the satisfaction of having done their duty well. 

If readers of this history gain from it a better idea of what Anoka County 

has done, of her generosity, her militant loyalty, the bravery of her men in action, 

the fidelity of those who remained at home, then indeed will the writing of it have 

been worth while. 

ROE CHASE. 

Anoka, Minnesota, February 16, 1919. 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



For more than half a century the people of Anoka 
County have taken second place to none in point 
of allegiance to state and federal governments. 
The record of this part of the state in this res- 
pect is indeed a splendid one. 

From the moment of the out-break of the Civil 
war, when Aaron Greenwald enrolled his name as 
the first volunteei in America to answer the call of 
Abr.-.'ham Lincoln, to Martin Larson of Ham Lake 
tov.nship, who in November of 1914 was first of the 
men of Anoka County to heed humanity's call to 
aims in the defense of civilization, Anoka County 
men have proven themselves worthy of tne honor of 
American citizenship. 

It seems fitting, 
then, in spite of the 
fact that many others 
had already preceded 
them in the service of 
their country, that 
this history of the 
war activities of 
Anoka County dur- 
ing the period of the 
world war be opened 
with a tribute to the 
first company of vol- 
unteers ever recruited 
in this comm_unity. 

Late in 1862, Cap- 
tain John S. Cady or- 
ganized that unit 
which afterwards became Company "A" of the 8th 
Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. 

The picture of this company was taken on the 
public square in the then village of Anoka not 
long after the company was organized. The com- 
pany saw service against the Indians and later on 
southern battlefields. The results of the example 
which these men furnished posterity were clearly 
seen during the brief Spanish-American war and in 
the mighty conflict which has recently been brought 
to a triumphant termination. 

A roster of the officers of old Company "A" and 
the men who made up the command at the time the 
picture was taken follows: 

Captain John S. Cady 
First Lieutenant Marcus Q. Butterfield 
Second Lieutenant Nathanial Tibbetts 
First Sergeant Martin V. Bean 



Gay, Walter D. 
Gilligan. John 
Greer, George \V. 
Hancock, Charles H. 
Harthorn, Isaac N. 
Heath, Alden B. 
Henderson. George ] 
Hollar, John A. 
Hunter, John 
.Tames, Alfonso 
Johnson. Christian 
Jones, James T. 
Keyes. Hartwell C. 
Lee, Thomas 
Leyerly, Robert U. 
Lyman. Thomas 
Malverhill, John 




CO. A, 8TH MINN. VOL. INF. 



Mansur, Henry 

McCormick, Daniel W. 

McDonell, John 

McLaughlin, Charles E. 

McClellan, Acton 

McKenzie. Benjamin 

Morton, Thurman W. 

Moses, Charles A. 

Mountain, Benjamin 

Nutter, Jarvis 

Parker, Henry L. 

Payne, John 

Pemberton, Henry A. 

Pitman, Ira P. 

Pratt, Elias W. 

Robbins, Andrew B. 

Rogers, David 

Scully, Michael 
Secoy, George J. 
Seelye, William E. 
Sevey, Warren T. 
Shea, Charles 
Small, George M. 
Smith, Freeman A. 
Smith, George 
Smith, John C. 
Smith, Matthias 
Snider, Russell 
Snow, George T. 
Snow, Orin 
Starkey, John M. 
Stiles, Clark T. 
Taplin, Amos U. 
Tibbetts, Joshua 
Tibbetts, James W. 
Tilden, Cassius M. 
Twitchell, Louis 
Walker, Thomas S. 
Weaver, George D. 
Webb, Thomas E. 
Wiley, Henry H. 



Again in April of 1898, when President McKinley 
called for troops to fight the Spaniards and free 
our neighbor Cuba, Company "B" of the Third 
Minnesota Infantry responded from Anoka County 
and became a part of the 14th Regiment U. S. 
Volunteers. The picture of the non-commissioned 
officers was taken at Chickamauga Park in the 
summer of '98. 

This is a roster of Company "B" as published 
the day after the men left Anoka, April 29th, 1898: 

Captain George D. Bartlett 

First Lieiitenant Charles I. Cook 

Second Lieutenant Albert F. Pratt 

First Sergeant Wethern 

Quartermaster Hickman < 



William P. Ives 
Nathan W. Curial 

William B. Beck 
Charles A. Brown 
Nathan R. Brown 
Edward S. Clinch 

Josiah F. Clarke 

Hadley T. Abbott 

Atckison, Michael 
Austin, Julius D. 
Ballard. Amos B. 
Bird, Frederick 
Bird, Jeremiah 
Brown, Albert 
Brockway, Isaac D. 
Gates, William C. 
Cheetham, Thomas J. 
Clough, Gilbert 
Clark, George A. 



SERGEANTS 

William Edwards 
Abraham A. Merrill 

CORPORALS 

Albert H. Heath 
Timothy D. Mason 
James F. Murphy 
John H. Strong 

MUSICIANS 

Alvin F. Keene 
WAGONER 

PRIVATES 

Cook, Joseph H. 
Cooper, John 
Cooper, William 
Damon, Albert B. 
Donnelly. Hugh 
Downs, Joseph 
ICastland, Olaf 
Fogg, Frederick 
l''uller. Ebcn E. 
Gallagher, Patrick 
Gaslin, John W. 





SERGEANTS 


Geddes 


Faber 




CORPORALS 


Bird 


Campbell 


Norell 


Dahlgren 




MUSICIAN 


Woods 






PRIVATES 


Barstow 


McLaughlin 


Bertleson 


Mann 


Brown 


McClymont 


Campbell 


McGeigh 


Champlin 


Mason 


Cleator 


Mitchell 


Colwell 


Merrill 


Cousins 


Norell 


Dyer 


Nickerson 


Elsmore 


Perkins 


French 


Pratt, E. 


Guv 


Patchen 


Haack 


Porter 


Hammons 


Pratt 


Hunt 


Parker 


Hunter, Forrest 


Pierce 


Hunter, A. 


Purmort 


Hardy 


Pomerov 


Johnson 


Pollock 



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WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



Ringhara 

Russell 

Rowe 

Smith, C. 

Smith, L 

Stanchfield 

Strong 

Staples 

Storms 

Stevens 

Smith, S. 

Searle 

Schwab 

Stevens, A. 

Snow 

Senear, William 

Tedman, H. 



E. 



Tedman, N. 
Thomas, T. 
Thomas, V. 
Tronson, C. 
Tronson, S. 
Thompson 
Tennison 
Tigue 
Van Dake 
Wethern, George 
Wethern, John 
Wethern, Judd 
Watson 
Whidden 
Wing 
Webber 



Wherefore being neutral was something of a task 
for the people of Anoka County as early as August 
of 1914. 

In spite of the fact that official Washington had, 
by means of the movie screen, the newspapers, the 
magazines and by let- 
ter, requested that 
the people of Ameri- 
ca remain absolutely 
neutral in the matter 
of the difficulties 
which had arisen 
among the nations of 
Europe, it did not 
take the people of 
Anoka County very 
long to decide where 
their sympathies led 
them. 

This feeling is re- 
flected by the local 
papers published at 
that time. In striv- 
ing to be neutral, 
much of the editorial 
comment during the 
early months of the 
war seems, in the light 
of events which fol- 
lowed rapidly, to have 
leaned to the other 
extreme and to have 
been more or less fla- 
vored with sympathy 
with the enemies of 
civilization. 

That this was not 
th'e reall feeling 
either of the Anoka 

County press or of the great majority of the people 
of the county is evidenced by the cordial feeling 
of good will for France which was at all times 
expressed. 

As a matter of fact, public opinion in America 
was at that time in just about as muddled a con- 
dition. Reports which came from Europe, meagre 
as to facts and lurid as to adjectives, tended to 
confuse the minds of the people. It seemed next 
to impossible to realize that the trouble in the 
Balkans, which had been something of an annual 
event for many years, was really developing into 
a war which would in any way effect others than 
those directly interested. 

With most of the political divisions of the old 
world represented in the population of Anoka 
County, it was natural that it take some time for 
the people to digest the events which were hap- 
pening and to decide just how the right of the 
matter lay. 

Many people were helped to a prompt decision 
by the methods adopted by the invaders of Bel- 
gium. A few did not believe the reports of the 
activities of the invaders, believing them colored in 
transit to suit the tastes of the men who wrote, 



Corporal Cleator, Quartermaster Hickman, Corporal Webber, 
Corporal .Tudd Wethern, Corporal F. Hunter, Corporal Colwell, 
Corporal Parker, Sergeant Campbell, Corporal Mason, Sergeant 
Faber, Corporal Stevens, First Sergeant A. Wethern. 



censored, edited or published them. Still others 
felt that, whatever the facts, it was no concern 
of ours. Some even condoned these things and 
argued that modern warfare, if indulged in at all, 
must of necessity, be a very terrible thing, far 
worse than any in history for the very reason 
that modern warriors were better equipped to dis- 
troy. 

The perpetual ding-donging of "neutrality" added 
to the general confusion, and probably kept many 
people undecided in their own minds. 

The following editorial from the Anoka Herald 
of September 8th, 1914, is a fair sample of the sort 
of nonsense which was published in perfect good 
faith by the papers at that time: 

"President Wilson's advice to the people of the 
United States in regard to strict neutrality should 
be carefully followed. This country has declared 

its neutrality and this 
policy should be ob- 
served in the spirit as 
well as the letter. 
America has no in- 
terest in the big fight 
in Europe and must 
not become involved 
in it." 

The situation was 
helped none by the 
inability of the Ame- 
rican press corres- 
pondents, with the 
armies in France and 
Belgium , to verify any 
of the atrocities which 
were reported to have 
been committed by 
the advancing Ger- 
man armies. As late 
as the last week in 
September such sup- 
posedly reliable men 
as John T. McCut- 
cheon. James O'Don- 
nell Bennett, Irving 
S. Cobb, traveled 
throughtwenty towns 
in Belgium and 
France and reported 
to the newspapers 
which they represent- 
ed that they were unable to find any evidence of 
the alleged acts of barbarism upon the part of the in- 
vaders. 

In view of these things there is small wonder 
that the people of this community went about their 
usual affairs with little thought of the calamity 
which was befalling mankind. 

That there was a war in progress on the other 
side of the Atlantic was brought home to Anoka 
people lightly on August 1st, when the local flour 
mills received orders from Minneapolis office 
not to ship any more flour abroad. The reason 
given was that eastern bankers were unwilling to 
handle European drafts and the millers were un- 
willing to take the chances of shipment. 

Gradually, however, public sentiment, in this part 
of the state at least, began to crystallize and it 
began to be very generally agreed that Belgium 
had been the victim of an unscrupulous and heart- 
less tyrant. 

When the appeal was made on November 17th for 
cash contributions with which to buy flour to send 
to that sadly stricken country the response was 
prompt. Mayor T. J. Abbett received the con- 
tributions. 




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The following were among the first people in 
Anoka to contribute: 



S. P. Bellows 
Tohn Vader 
F. Thull and Crew 
A. F. Pratt 
J. W. Sedinger 
Wallace Rogers 
W. N. Smith 
D. N. Smith 
-E. W. Avery 
H. H. Scribner 
W. H. LaPIant 
T. J. Abbett 
F. W. Boobar 




T. J. ABBETT 



G. Lindsey 
W. Bellows 

F. L. Stake 
H. H. Fridley 
Baptist Primary Dept. 
H. Stevens 

Baptist Young Woman's 

jlissionary Society. 
L. J. Greenwald 
C. B. Peterson 

A. P. Murphy 

G. H. Goodrich 
Mrs. C. R. Howe 
O. A. Beckum 
Jane L. Starrett 
Ida Olson 

M. B. Pullen 

T. W. class Baptist Church 

B. Y. P. U. 
Mrs. E. T. Chase 
J. B. Berry 

F. S. Regsn^ld 

Elmer Hall 

Rev. Young 

John N. Richardson 

George A. McCauley 

Case Bros. 

B. Y. M. S. 
William Dennv 

W. H. LaPlant Co. 

Roe Chase 

Mrs. J. L. Weaver 

Paul and Arthur Giddings 

Sixth Grade Washington School 

W. C. T. U. 

George D. Goodrich 

Mary Goodrich 

Lutheran Church 

Harry Libby 

C. D. Green &: Son 



Meanwhile a number of Anoka women were giv- 
ing their spare time to knitting socks and makmg 
garments to send to the Belgian refugees who 
were homeless and destitute, within and behind the 
scenes of actual fighting. 

The first Anoka County young man to volunteer 
for service in the World war seems to have been 
Martin Larson of Ham Lake Township. If any 
Anoka County young man enlisted earlier for this 
purpose it has been impossible to verify the claim. 
Martin Larson went to Canada and enlisted under 
the name of Martin McCurdy at Winnipeg. He 
went overseas as a member of the Canadian Scot- 
tish troops with the first Canadian overseas con- 
tingent, was wounded in the knee at Ypres on June 
13th, 1916, and was killed in action at Vimy Ridge, 
April 4th. 1917. 

The people were reading all that was being writ- 
ten about the great war by this time and were 
forming rather pronounced views on the situation. 
It was becoming more difficult for those who, for 
sundry reasons, favored the Central powers to find 
excuse for the barbarous methods which these 
powers employed. 

Many were still rather hazy as to the right of this 
country to sell war supplies to any belligerent 
that could come and get them and had the cash 
with which to pay. International law was some- 
thing that had not been dealt with very thoroughly 
in the schools of Anoka County. 

In March of 1915 there was considerable senti- 
ment favoring a reasonable preparedness in .America 
for whatever might develop. There were, of 
course, pacifists, those who felt that we were so 
separated from the actual scene of activities that 
any particular preparation upon our part was not 
only unnecessary but foolish. 

Other "we can lick the world" patriots argued 
that this country was so large, so prosperous, so 
well provided with the needful tools for waging 
war, or at least the power to make them, that 
we could as well continue about our business and 
leave Europe to its fate. 



And still others felt that this countrj^ would have 
to feed and finance all of the belligerent countries 
after the war and that we could best devote our 
spare time to preparing for this gigantic task. 

But all of this time there was a growing friend- 
liness toward the Allied powers. Outwardly neu- 
tral, perhaps, a great majority of the men and women 
of Anoka County were realizing something of what 
the war meant to America, to realize that it meant 
something more than an opportunity to sell vast 
quantities of horses and powder and food stuffs 
to people too busy in defending their homes and 
families to have the time to provide themselves 
with these things. 

Actuated by a spirit of adventure, possibly by 
a desire to see the world, maybe with a keener in- 
tuition of what the war was to mean to all of us. 
Anoka County young men began to seek opportuni- 
ties for actual service. With this country still striv- 
ing to be at least outwardly neutral, there seemed to 
be little chance for them. 

And yet Canada was not a great many miles 
away and some Canadian recruiting officers may 
have winked at incidents so trifling as an interna- 
tional border. 

At any rate Foster L. Staples enlisted at Cal- 
gary, Alberta, Canada on November 9th, 1915, in the 
89th Canadian Battalion. He was rejected in April, 
1916, but enlisted a second time in January, 1917 in 
the 2nd Canadian Tramway C.E. and sailed for 
Plngland on January 27th of that year. He reached 
England February 5th and evidently used his time 
to good advantage for he was in France in June 
and the following year, February, 1918, he was 
inarried to Miss Lillian Harden of Folkstone, Eng- 
land and in September, 1918 was cited for bravery 
in France. 

The feeling that the LTnited States was very 
poorly prepared to defend itself continued to grow. 
For some time there had been unusual activity 
along the Mexican border. Bandits from south of 
the Rio Grande had been pillaging at will on this 
side of that somewhat muddy and ill favored stream. 
When the time neared for Company "B" of the 
Third Regiment, Minnesota National Guard to ar- 
range for the annual encampment at Lake City in the 
summer of 1916, the officers of that company, on 
June 13th, published a special request that all em- 
ployers of men of the company make it possible 
that all the men of the unit go into camp that 
year for the full period of the encampment. To a 
ver}' general extent this was done and most of the 
men were ready to leave for camp on June 20th. 
But, on Sunday evening, June 18th, the President 
ordered the mobilization of the National Guard for 
duty on the iMexican border. 

Company B, under command of Captain Arthur 
A. Caswell, was ready to entrain the following 
evening. Earl P. Hyatt was first lieutenant and 
Louis Larson was second lieutenant. 

The roster of the company was as follows: 
SERGEANTS 

Freeland Sykes 
Ewald Peterson 
Keith P. Caswell 
CORPORALS 

DeWitte C. Dunham 
Clyde R. Joslyn 
John V. Harris 
ARTIFICER 



J. Harvey Larson 
John B. Dahlgren 
Harold D. Dinsmore 

Edwin A. Lee 
Harold W. Bellows 
Edgar J. Goodrich 



George M. Senear 

Harvey M. Lang 

Arthur M. Campbell 

Howard H. Armstrong 
Elliott W. Bean 
Francis S. Beasecker 



COOKS 

Michael Stewart 
MUSICIANS 

Warren C. Bowers 
PRU'ATES 

Fred Bjorlin 

Francis R. Bottineau 

Harry M. Bumann 



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WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 




COMPANY B, 3RD INF. M. N. G. LEAVING FOR DUTY ON THE MEXICAN BORDER 



Alan G. Campbell 
Neil H. Campbell 
Robert K. Caswell 
Arthur D. Caswell , 
Clyde C. Colwell 
Raymond M. Cowden 
Dell I. Diramick 
Robert M. Douglass 




Charlie Duncan 
John M. Dunn 
Earl Duran 
Worthie J. Elin 
Myron J. Faber 
Lawrence F. Fife 
Reginald B. Graham 
Walter R. Hal! 
Horace Harrington 
Frank E. Howell 
Thomas A. Howell 
Joseph A. Huntsinger 
Walter E. Johnson 
Albin J. Lindfors 
Tyler J. McFeters 
E. Morse 
Fred Nelson 
George W. Palmer 
Raymond E. Parker 
Warren Parker 
Fritz Peterson 
Charles Porter 
Buckley Rahders 
Clarence Sandoz 
Merrit H. Sherman 
D. W. Smith 
Frank H. Smith 
Archie Sorenson 
Earl E. Stearns 
Clayton Thurston 
George Veidt 
Milton Wethern 
Randolph T. Wethern 
CAPTAIN P. G. WOODWARD Francis B. Witte 

The company did not leave Anoka until the 
morning of June 26th. But in the meantime the 
town people were not idle. On Friday evening, 
June 23rd, there was an impromptu demonstration in 
honor of the members of the company. After guard 
mount at Bridge Square, the men, and as many of 
the friends and admirers who could crowd into 
the Green Theatre, gathered there for a reception. 
Past Department Commander of the G. A. R., P. G. 
Woodward, presided. Speeches were made by 
Mayor James B. Berry, Major Albert F. Pratt and 
by Arthur A. Caswell, recently promoted a Major. 
Refreshments and dancing followed at the armory. 

Finally on Monday morning, the 26th, at seven 
o'clock, seventy-six men marched to the depot under 
command of First Lieutenant Earl P. Hyatt, with 
First Lieutenant Edward B. Cutter and Second 
Lieutenant Louis Larson as the other two officers. 
Princeton and Milaca troops of the Third Regi- 
ment were on the same train. The regiment was 
to mobilize at Fort Snelling where it expected to 
remain until Thursday. 



The day that the unit left Anoka a fund was 
started for the use of the company. W. H. La- 
Plant was the first contributor to this fund with a 
check for one hundred dollars. 

On July 4th word was received in Anoka that 
Colonel F. E. Resche had reassigned the battalion 
commanders of the regiment. Major A. F. Pratt 
was given command of the first battalion, which 
included companies A, B, C and D; Major Arthur 
A. Caswell the second, in- 
cluding E, F, G and H; and 
Major Franklin W. Mattson 
of St. Paul, the third, which 
included the remaining com- 
panies of the regiment. With- 
in two weeks Colonel Resche 
was made a Brigadier Gen- 
eral, H. F. Eva was made 
Colonel of the regiment and 
Major Pratt was slated for 
promotion to Lieutenant- 
Colonel. 

Anoka was proud of her 
soldiers. The St. Cloud 
Journal Press paid a special 
tribute to Major A. A. Cas- 
well and his three patriotic 
sons, who were all ready for 
duty when the call for service came. Nor were the 
wives and mothers of these men forgotten in the ar- 
ticle referred to and much praise was given to them. 

The Third was the first regiment to leave for the 
border from Minnesota, it being found to be better 
trained, better officered and in better shape for 
service. 

Meanwhile W. H. LaPlant, W. A. Blanchard and 
Frank Hart, appointed by the mayor to gather the 
fund for the use of Company B, selected the fol- 
lowing to solicit these funds: 




ALBERT F. PRATT 



Frank L. Salter 

T. J. Abbett 

Mrs. A. L. Murphy 

Arthur L. Reed 

Mrs. L. J. Greenwald 

Charles E. Bowers 



T. E. Coleman 

T. G. Pease 

Mrs. J. B. Jesperson 

Grotius Giddings 

A. D. W. Johnson 

Arthur Miller 



These gave to this fund: — 

We, the undersigned, hereby subscribe the 
amounts set opposite our respective names to be 
paid over to the Captain of Company "B" to be 
used by him for the care, comfort and safety of 



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the members of said company, and for the relief 
and aid of any one dependent on any member 
thereof. 



John Brandell 
Gust Nelson 
Wm. Case 
Harold Ersen 
Swan Floreen 
Henry Aye 
J. B. Jesperson 
AI. F. Shepherd 
Henrietta Nolte 

E. A. Turnquist 
John Ragnvald 
Axel Sward 
Archie Lang 

F. H. Hunter 
T. W. Clark 

J. D. Wilhelm 
M. E. Dunn 

F. Chouinard ~ 
L. J. French 

W. Huntsinger 
Grotius Giddings 
Louis Jones 
J. G. Johnson 

G. G. Johnson 

P. W. Chamberlain 

John Monson 

Jas. Leo 

Hans Nelson 

Chris Nordstrom 

L. Lindstrom 

Theo. Nelson 

Degree of Honor 

Mr. & Mrs. S. J. Johnson 

C. J. Greenwood 

Mary Houston 

Mrs. Gus Bylin 

Geo. Merrill 

John Palmer 



Royal Neighbors 
Rebekah Lodge 
Mrs. Albert Pratt 
T. T. Geddes 
T. E. Coleman 
G. T. Giddings 

E. P. Babcock 
Frank Bragg & Mother 
Catholic Women's Guild 
John Coleman 

Frank Hart 
T. G. Pease 

A. E. Giddings 
R. W. Field 

F. S. Reynolds 
T. J. Abbott 
C. P. McLean 
Wm. H. Poole 
H. C. Case 

J. M. Davis 
Marie De Graff 
Mrs. A. C. Murphy 
W. E. Wilberg 
C. E. Bowers 
J. N. Holden 

G. S. Linn 
Mrs. Brimmer 
T. G. McLean 
C. Renney 

W. H. LaPlant 
T. W. Hill 

B. of A. Y. 
Geo. A. Clark 
Geo. W. Green 
W. A. Blanchard 
A. Molher 

John Hunter 

G. A. R. & G. A. R. Ladies 



Mrs. Parker's list of names has been lost. Her 
list of contributions amounted to $29.00. 

During the winter and spring of 1916, numerous 
addresses were given in Anoka which had for their 
theme either national preparedness or a better and 
saner brand of patriotism. On March 11th, Rev. 
M. D. Shutter lectured in the Universalist church 
on National Defense and an address was given on a 
similar topic before the Philolectian society. 

William Denny on January 4th was appointed to 
the membership committee of the National Navy 
league of the United States in the hope of promoting 
sentiment locally for more adequate national pre- 
paredness. 

On January 25th G. Schwartzman and M. Edelman 
were made a local committee to raise funds for 
the piirpose of sending aid to nine million homeless 
Jews in war devastated Europe. 

March 14th a display of military equipment in the 
show windows of the Wilcox-Thayer furniture store 
on Main Street, created interest. 

On August 1st the friends of Company B were noti- 
fied that the company was stationed at Llano 
Grande, Texas, and at the same time word was 
received that Major A. F. Pratt had been made a 
Lieutenant-Colonel. Major A. A. Caswell was as- 
signed to command the first battalion. 

The same day, Tuesday, August 1st, a large num- 
ber of people of Anoka gathered at the armory 
grounds to fill in the lot and grade and plant 
grass there. This had not been done when the 
local soldiers left for the south and it seemed a 
nice way of showing the town's appreciation of the 
company. Many men and teams succeeded in doing 
the entire task in the one afternoon and refresh- 
ments were served by the women of the community. 
Frank Hart had charge of the work. 

On August 8th a draft for $238.50 was sent to Com- 
pany B for the benefit of the men, by the commit- 
tee having the collection of this fund in charge. 

Lieutenant E. B. Cutter reached home from the 
Mexican border the last of August. 



]\Iany relatives of the Anoka troops stationed on 
the Mexican border visited them there during the 
late summer and fall and frequent letters from the 
men were published in the local papers. 

About this time the Democratic party was striv- 
ing to re-elect President Wilson by means of the 
slogan "He kept us out of War." An amusing in- 
cident in this connection i-s ♦^he fact that, during 
the first four years of Wilso.i'" administration, more 
Americans had been killed in our forays into Mexico 
than were killed in the entire Spanish-American 
war. And yet many otherwise intelligent people 
applauded such a campaign slogan. 

About the middle of October Company B was 
stationed at "Champion's Store." 

Sergeant-Major James Colwell returned to Anoka 
the last of the month, his term of enlistment having 
expired. 

On December 6th the Third Regiment returned to 
Fort Snelling and the Anoka Commercial Club ar- 
ranged an excursion to that point in order that 
a number of the friends of the men might be there 
to meet them. 

The company arrived in Anoka on the evening 
of the 19th and the armory was filled with en- 
thusiastic people to welcome the members. There 
was an informal reception held, a six o'clock dinner 
served and dancing fol- 
lowed for the remainder 
of the evening. The 
members of J. S. Cady 
post of the G. A. R. and 
their ladies were on the 
reception committee. 
Music by the Green or- 
chestra and solos by 
Miss Dunn made up the 
program . 

During the winter 
there had been some talk 
of organizing an Anoka 
chapter of the American 
Red Cross . March 20th 
a meeting was called for 
the purpose, to be held 
at the Commercial Club 
rooms on the evening of 
March 27th. 

Major A. A. Caswell was one of the Minnesota 
National guard officers who went to Washington 
the last of March to attend a conference of mili- 
tary men. It was beginning to dawn upon the ad- 
ministration that the popular clamor for reasonable 
preparedness could no longer be denied. Neutral- 
ity, in view of events transpiring in Europe, could 
not much longer be tolerated. 

Delegates from the various precincts of the county, 
who assembled to organize a Chapter of the Red 
Cross in Anoka, imanimously favored the idea and 
Judge A. E. Giddings was elected temporary chair- 
man and Mrs. A. R. Woodmansee, secretary. 

At length the administration at Washington found 
that a state of war existed between this country 
and German}^ and, in a leisurely manner. Congress 
acquiesced. 

April 17th the following resolution was published: 

"Whereas it is the duty of every American citi- 
zen to give open evidence of his loyalty to his 
country and whereas this can best be done at 
this time by a display of our country's flag, 

"Be it resolved, by the Commission of the City 
of Anoka, that every citizen be and he hereby is, 
earnestly urged to display the flag at his place 
of business and at his residence. 

"Let this be done by every loyal citizen, so that 
the failure to display the national emblem may 




ARTHUR A. CASWELL 



14 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



be taken as a token of disloyalty of the person 
failing to do so." 

Passed: April 14th, 1917. 
Approved: April 14th, 1917. 
Attest: Henry Lee, City Clerk. 
James B. Berry, Mayor." 

There appeared in the local papers on the same 
day the following advertisement: 



^^ 



Wanted at Once ^^ 

100 Volunteers 

Your Country Needs You Now. 



Don't be i Slacker 

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full wm* strfn)itli 
All . nlisrn.rnr- im 
.\ar[on;il Gunr.l 



ENLIST NOW 



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WHEBE TO EmrST- I h. 



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I' CVuiirr ItCurniTS- olll, i 



Immediately there ensued great days for the 
scandal monger and the reputation pirate. Chance 
Remarks from the lips of the careless vk^ere reported 
as open sedition. Those of our citizens who hap- 
pened to be of German birth or parentage were 
viewed with open suspicion by many. 

But this chatter came to nothing as most of 
these people proved themselves indeed worthy of 
the land of their adoption and promptly declared, 
themselves out of sympathy with the ambitions of 
the Prussian war lords. The few who retained 
their pro-German inclinations either kept their pre- 
dilections very closely to themselves or were so 
carefully watched during the entire period of the 
war that they were able to accomplish no ill. 

The planting of war gardens in great numbers 
was undertaken and the patriotism of the community 
became evident in a number of ways. 

A patriotic rally, one of the first for which Anoka 
County was to later become widely known, was 
called for the Green Theatre on the evening of 
April 27th. 



PATRIOTISM! 

Aroka County Patriotic Mass Meeting. 
GREEN THEATER I 

Friday Evening, April 27th, 



at '7:00 p. tr 
PROGRAM - 



I 

.1 
I 

lU.i> Frar.U M N.^ n[ Anoki. Cginily-PntrioLic utliiivs'; J 

Dirwior A D Wilvjii Chmrmiin or Siatf Fowl Commii * 

Lpp I, III ^ni- ;ir, ,l.i■J^l^.^oll -Fiuiwll^raof tlie Fiirmer " J 

Col Albon F f'lylt lui.l ,Iudj;f Giddlnns .vill S[*iik ,J 

Rinie— Uninislty of KInnesota Ind et 100 Ptien | 

Paliii.l.^ SonB> I'v Hijrh Schiv.l Choru- jnd ..jdieoce j] 

I ChBpIer 1 

Every Patriotic Citizen Within 30 Miles 

Should Attend. II 



So large was the crowd which attended that a 
number could not even gain entry to the foyer. 

Judge Arthur E. Giddings presided and stated 
the purpose of the gathering. The University band 



was present and furnished the music. The High 
School chorus, led by Miss Carlotta Gilbert, added 
materially to the program with patriotic selections. 
The first speaker was Mrs. Cross, who discussed 
the needs of the Red Cross. She was followed 
by Rev. Shutter of Minneapolis, and he in turn 
by A. D. Wilson of the Farm school. 

Captain P. G. Woodward appeared next on the 
loyalty program and he was followed by Lieutenant- 
Colonel Albert F. Pratt, who gave an outline of 
the experiences of the local military company on 
the border the previous summer and fall. 

Resolutions asking for strict prohibition during 
the war were presented and unanimously adopted. 
Members of the Anoka Automobile club took the 
band to homes in Anoka where they were enter- 
tained and the Anoka electric line furnished a special 
car to transport the band to and from Minneapolis. 

About this time several Anoka County young 
men who were attending schools and colleges gave 
up their school work and secured places on farms 
where they could be of active service in raising 
the food stuffs so badly needed in this country and 
abroad. Willis Lawson was one of the first of 
these. ' George George invented an electrical device 
for protecting ships from submarine attack and 
sent it to Washington. 

Dr. G. K. Hagaman was 
appointed committeeman 
in charge of the local activ- 
ity of the Military Train- 
ing Camps association and 
began to examine candi- 
dates for the first officers' 
training school at Fort 
Snelling which was to open 
May 8th. A proclamation 
signed by the United States 
Marshal and Attorney for 
Minnesota was published, 
calling upon all enemy 
aliens to turn over to the 
sheriff all firearms, secret 
codes, wireless apparatus, 
etc., before April 24th. 

The Anoka Herald went 
on record in favor of 
conscription for military 
follows: 




DR. G. K. HAGAMAN 



service on May 1st, as 



"Some form of military conscription is the only 
feasible method of raising an army in this country. 
Under a volunteer system the patriotic would be 
permitted to do the fighting for the lazy, the un- 
patriotic and the indifferent. It is up to each man 
and woman in the country to do a full share and 
those who are able but unwilling to bear their 
share of the nation's burden should be made to do 
so." 

Oscar Ball, local wire chief of the telephone com- 
pany enlisted with the signal corps and was ordered 
to Fort Snelling on May 1. 

Paul Gillespie enlisted late in April for hospital 
duty. 

Raymond Galloway enlisted in the Q. M. Reserve 
Corps. 

Among the young men in training at Fort Snelling 
on May 15th. were George R. Blanchett and Harold 
D. Dinsmore. 

On May 14th was announced the appointment of 
Edgar J. Goodrich as Second Lieutenant of Co. "B." 

Arthur L. Reed volunteered for service with the 
engineers. 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



IS 



Harold H. Thurston volunteered for service with 
the engineers. 

Wheat was purchased at the local mill at this 
time at $3.10 a bushel. The cost of all sorts of food 
stufifs was climbing in a manner entirely unreason- 
able and nearly all other products were striving to 
keep pace with them. 

Since its organization the local Chapter of the 
Red Cross has been by no means idle. On May 
22nd the following committees were announced for 
the year. 

FINANCE 
P. E. Woodward chairman L. J. Greenwald 

Mrs. I. A. Caswell vice chair- R. W. Akin 

man George \V. Green 

PUBLICITY 
Roe Chase, chairman T. G. J. Pease 

Mrs. A. E. Giddings, vice Mrs. G. K. Hagaman 

chairman Frank Hart 

MILITARY RELIEF 
Mrs. B. C. Smith, chairman Mrs. A. T. Caine 



Mrs. G. I. Gillespie, Vice- 
chairman 
Mrs. J. B. Berry 
Mrs. I. A. Caswell 
Mrs. T. J. Abbett 
Mrs. Charles Bowers 
Mrs. T. G. McLean 
Mrs. Will Cowden 



Mrs. P. J. Nelson 
Mrs. A. P. Murphy 
Mrs. T. T. Geddes 
Mrs. W. A. Blanchard 
Mrs. J. B. Jesperson 
Mrs. Fagundus 
Dr. F. L. S. Aldrich 
Dr. A. T. Caine 



An active campaign was begun to raise funds for 
the organization. 




JUDGE A. E. GIUDI.XGS 

The following is the roster for the Red Cross in 
Anoka County for 1917. 

OFFICERS 
CHAIRMAN. Judge Giddings 
VICE CHAIRMAN. Judge L. H. Cutter 
SECRETARY, Mrs. A. R. Woodmansee 
TREASURER, F. L. Salter 

MEMBERS 



Mrs. August Anderson 
Mrs. Abrahamson 
Mr. A. J. Allison 
Mrs. A. T. Allison 
Mrs. R. W. Akin 
Miss Bessie ."Xrmstrong 
Mrs. N. J. Armstrong 
Ida Anderson 
Mrs. T. J. Abbeit 
Mrs. Andrew Anderson 
T. J. Abbett 
Mr. Marshall Anderson 
Miss Anna Anderson 
Chas. Anderson 
Mrs. A. Peter Anderson 
Mrs. Arthur .\nderson 
Mrs. E. W. Avery 
Mrs. Gust Anderson 
Miss Nora Anderson 
Miss A. Anderson 
Arthur C. Anderson 
Mrs. Henry P. Aye 
Mrs. Bert Anderson 



1917 

Mrs. Marshall Anderson 
Miss Esther Athen 
Irene Allison 
W. J. Annon 
Mrs. Jennie Annon 
Mrs. C. E. Bowers 
Mrs. A. F. Beatty 
Dr. .Scipio Bond 
Miss A. L. Brennan 
W. A. Blanchard 
Mrs. W. A. Blanchard 
Mrs. Scipio Bond 
Miss Johanna Bergen 
Mr. Lloyd Boxwell 
Miss Esther Bacon 
Miss AUie Brown 
Miss Bartholomew 
Mr. L. Briere 
Mr. T. B. Berrv 
Mrs. J. B. Berry 
Miss Benton 
I'^rank L. Bragg 
Mrs. Emma Branvig 



Mr. John Brandell 
Mr. L. Brierre 
Mr. J. H. Barstow 
Mr. G. A. Burke 
Mrs. O. A. Beckum 
Mrs. Mary Bolstridge 
Mr. L. J. Breyen 
Mr. Leverett Bishop, Jr. 
Miss Anna Brezler 
Mr. E. P. Babcock 
Miss Doris Benson 
Miss Esther Benson 
Miss Edna Bredfeldt 
Mrs. Julius Bredfeldt 
Mrs. Fred Brown 
Miss Nellie Brown 
Mrs. S. C. Broadbent 
Mrs. J. T. Broadbent 
Mr. O. A. Beckum 
Mrs. Ralph Bruns 
Mrs. Jesse Brooks 
Miss Florence Boxwell 
Miss Ida M. Berg 
Miss Rosie Bryen 
Edgar Bullard 
Mrs. John Bodine 
Mrs. Geo. Brier 
Mrs. Sigrid Hunt 
Mrs. Otto Benson 
Mrs. Nelson Barstow 
Miss Ann Barstow 
Mrs. W. E. Bradley 
Mr. Fred Brown 
Mrs. Harry Barrett 
Mrs. Edgar Bullard 
Mrs. Cecelia Brimmer 
Mrs. Etta Barstow 
Miss Ida Baker 
Mrs. Maud Burnett 
Miss Hazel Bard 
Mrs. .John Bergslein 
Mrs. S. A. Blanchett 
Mrs. Eva M. Barrett 
Mrs. Vernol Bodine 
Leeds H. Cutter 
Mrs. T. E. Coleman 
Mrs. I. A. Caswell 
Mrs. A. T. Caine 
Mrs. John Casey 
Dr. H. H. Carlson 
Mrs. H. H. Carlson 
Miss Bridget Campion 
Miss Jean Curry 
Mrs. John Coleman 
Miss Anna Curry 
Miss Marie Curial 
Mrs. E. L. Curial 
Mrs. Chas. Chase 
Mrs. Will Case 
Mr. John Coleman 
I. A. Caswell 
Dwight Caswell 
Mrs. Will Cowden 
^frs. Roy Croswell 
Jlr. Van Camp 
Mrs. Van Camp 
R. P. Chase 
Mrs. Chase 

Mrs. Marv E. Conroy 
Miss Bji-die E. Chalgren 
Dr. A. T. Caine 
Miss Cronin 
Mrs. Herman Clark 
Mr. N. P. Chenevert 
Mrs. Cliambers 
Mrs. Geo. Cutler 
Mrs. S. A. Carlisle 
Mrs. Will Clarke 
Miss TIelga Carlstedt 
Mrs. C. Christiansen 
Mrs. Thos. Coleman 
M. A. Coleman 
Constance Cliristiansen 
Helen Christiansen 
Mrs. Eli Christianson 
Mrs. Tom Clarkson 
Mrs. Hattie Clarkson 
Mrs. C. A. Clowes 
Mrs. Joe W. Clark 
Miss Olga Carlson 
Mr. Roe Chase 
Mrs. Roe Chase 
^Irs. L. C. Cramer 
Mrs. Mary Cutter 
Mrs. .\dela Colbaugh 
Mrs. Wilbur Chase 
Mrs. A. A. Caswell 
Mrs. Wni. Coburn 
iMis. Ida B. Cooledge 
Mrs. John Christenson 



Mrs. Henry Cummings 

Miss Mary Coleman 

Mrs. John Campbell 

Miss Lily Christensen 

Irvin B. Collins 

William Denny 

Mrs. Albert Dahlheimer 

Miss Irene Deering 

Miss Cora Diegnan 

Miss Mary Drager 

Mrs. Mabel Doher 

Miss Marie De Graff 

Mrs. Gus Dahlquist 

Mrs. Drewett 

Miss Alma Dahlquist 

Miss Maude De Lue 

Mrs. T. T. Dooley 

Mrs. iVIary De Witt 

Al Dovies 

Mrs. W. M. Dye 

Mrs. Elizabeth Duval 

Miss Ada Dawson 

Mrs. J. C. Donahue 

Miss Mary Donahue 

Mrs. W. O. Day 

Mrs. S. H. DeLong 

Miss Marion Dunham 

Mrs. D. Dinsmore 

Mr. S. F. Dahlberg 

Miss Henrietta Dodge 

Mrs. Ernest L. Dobbin 

Mrs. A. Davies 

Theresa Ericksen 

Mrs. Christine Ersine 

Miss Tekla Erlander 

Mrs. F. A. Euckert 

Mr. Erlander 

Mrs. Erlander 

Miss Florence Emmans 

Dr. Evans 

Mrs. Evans 

Mrs. T. Eldridge 

Mr. Rudolph Eck 

Frank Early 

Mrs. Oscar Edelstine 

Mrs. Elias Erickson 

Mrs. Dora Erickson 

Mr. H. A. Erickson 

Mrs. H. A. Erickson 

Mrs. Thos. Early 

Mrs. John Emmons 

Miss Edith Engberg 

Mrs. Barbara Eastman 

Mrs. Ida Eugen 

Mrs. Reliefa Ferguson 

Mrs. F. W. Fagundus 

Miss Evangeline Flyne 

Miss E. R. Fagundus 

Mrs. Frank 

Mrs. Geo. W. Frauman 

Mrs. Nellie Fields 

j\Irs. Field 

Mrs. Margarett Frauman 

Mr. Swan Floreen 

Mr. Peter Floreen 

Miss Ella M. Foxwell 

Mrs. Foxwell 

George Frauman 

John Farrell 

'Jlrs. A. L. French 

Mrs. H. E. Faherty 

Miss Nell C. Field 

E. L. Ferguson 

Mrs. J. H. Farrell 

Mrs. T. Frost 

Mrs. A. C. Flach 

Mrs. G. I. Gillespie 

Mrs. Griffin 

G. D. Goodrich 

Mr. C. E. Green 

G. II. Goodrich 

Mrs. J. C. Goss 

Mrs. John Giddings 

Mrs. Geo. Giddings 

Mr. T. T. Geddes 

Mrs. T. T. Geddes 

Mr. G. T. Gillespie 

Judge A. E. Giddings 

Mrs. .\. E. Giddings 

Mrs. Gallup 

Mrs. G. H. Goodrich 

Mr. L. J. Greenwald 

jVIrs. L. J. Greenwald 

Arthur Gove 

Miss Mary Goodnianson 

C. D. Green 

i^lrs. C. D. Green 

Geo. W. Green 

Mrs. Geo. W. Green 

Mrs. Gilbert 



16 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



Miss Carlotta Gilbert 

Charlotte B. Gordon 

Mrs. G. D. Goodrich 

Mr. Grotius Giddings 

Mr. Guy Goodrich 

Mrs. Guy Goodrich 

Miss Maude Grant 

Mrs. U. S. Grant 

Mrs. Tom Grant 

Mr. B. B. Gibbs 

Mrs. Ida Gillund 

Miss Anna Gillund 

Gerda Gertzen 

Mrs. G. A. Gerdin 

W. A. Gallagher 

Paul Giddings 

Theodora Goodrich 

Mrs. Chas. E. Green 

Miss Bertha Gow 

Mr. Gustav Grundquist 

Miss Agnes Gustafson 

Mrs. Geo. Gilman 

Mr. N. A. Gardner 

Mrs. C. A. Gerdine 

Mrs. Clarence Greenfield 

Mrs. A. A. Hilton 

Frank Hart 

Mrs. Abbie Hunter 

Mr. Chas. Heglund 

Mrs. E. L. Howard 

J. G. Houston 

Mrs. Geo. Hilliard 

C. S. Hosmer 

Dr. G. K. Hagaman 

Mrs. G. K. Hagaman 

Miss Etta Hunt 

Mrs. Ray Hunt 

Mrs. Ed. Hildebrand 

Miss Alberta Huntoon 

Mrs. T. Bering 

Mrs. F. A. Kenning 

Mrs. H. A. Harrington 

Mrs. Earl Hyatt 

Mrs. John Hesli 

Mrs. Cecelia Hughes 

Elmer Hall 

Mrs. J. B. Hagaman 

Mrs. Timothy Hobbs 

Miss Una Hart 

Mrs. Bazil Hunter 

Mrs. H. C. Huebner 

Miss Bertha Hewson 

John Hare 

Mrs. C. R. Howe 

Miss Elsie Halline 

Mrs. Oscar Halline 

Miss Ellen Halline 

Mrs. John Hanson 

Mrs. Harry Hyatt 

Mr. James Hicks 

H. C. Hanft 

Miss Frances Hempfer 

Edward Hildebrand 

Mrs. Otto Hogdal 

Mrs. Ed Hartman 

Mrs. Chas. Hayes 

Mrs. Hitzerman 

Mrs. C. W. Holm 

Mrs. Almon Neal Hutchins 

Mrs. Frank Hart 

Mrs. B. Hare 

Mrs. B. Holdridge 

Minnie Hare 

Mr. Frank Hovey 

Mr. Geo. Hyatt 

Miss Mary Houston 

Miss Johanna Hognason 

Mrs. Wm. Holden 

Mrs. Minnie Hanson 

Mrs. Ed. Hartman 

Mrs. Henry Hughes 

Mrs. Bessie Jesperson 

J. B. Jesperson 

Mrs. Jennie Johnson 

Miss Mary Jedlika 

Mr. Perley Jones 

Mrs. Wm. Joslin 

Mrs. L. O. Jacobs 

Mrs. Annie Jenkins 

Mrs. Ed. Johnson 

Mrs. Albert Johnson 

Mr. Ernest Johnson 

Mr. A. D. W. Johnson 

Mr. John F. Jackson 

Mrs. John F. Jackson 

Miss Ellen Johnson 

Ernest Johnson 

Carl Johnson 

Miss Vina Johnson 

Mrs. Ernest Johnson 



Mr. John Johnson 
Mrs. John Johnson 
L. O. Jacob 
Mrs. Jennings 
Mrs. Clark Jones 
Mr. J. C. Johnson 
Mrs. Joseph C. Johnson 
Mrs. Andrew Johnson 
Miss Vilo Jackman 
Mrs. Erick Johnson 
Mr. Alvin Johnson 
Miss Nellie Jefferson 
Miss Frances Krabsh 
Mrs. C. A. Karker 
Mr. Frank Koos 
Mrs. Ruth Koos 
Mr. Kranhold 
Mrs. Kranhold 
Mrs. Frank King 
Miss Minnie King 
Mrs. P. P. Kelsey 
Mrs. Fred Kimball 
Mr. Wesley Kluge 
Mrs. Keezer 
Mrs. C. R. Kinney 
Miss Charlotte Larson 
) Miss Clara Lindman 
Miss Irene Leo 
Miss Lucille Lord 
Mrs. James Lemon 
Mrs. Maggie Linston 
P. G. Lundgren 
Mrs. Frank Lapham 
Mrs. M. E. Larkin 
Mr. P. Lindstrom 
Mr. John Lepper 
Mrs. Willard Littlefield 
Mrs. H. G. Leathers 
Miss Blanche Leathers 
Mr. R. E. Leathers 
Werner Lindgren 
Miss Louise Lawson 
Mr. Henry Lee 
Mrs. John Lawson 
Miss Elsie Lawson 
Mrs. N. S. Libby 
Miss Helen Libby 
Mrs. Emma Lindstrom 
Mrs. John Larson 
W. H. La Plant 
Mrs. C. E. Lawson 
Miss Anna M. Lubrecht 
Mrs. G. C. Lambert 
Mrs. Ella Luchsinger 
Mrs. F. S. Lapham 
Mrs. A. C. Leister 
Nellie I. Lapham 
Mrs. Chas. Ledin 
Mrs. O. Lagersen 
Inga Lagersen 
Mr. Lewis Lane 
Hazel Lagersen 
Mrs. H. C. Lindsay 
Mrs. Lenfest 
Miss Beulah Lenfest 
Miss Laura Lenfest 
Miss Hazel Lindsay 
Miss Ruth La Plant 
Mrs. E. A. Loberg 
Miss Eliza Loberg 
Miss Lois Lawson 
E. A. Larson 
Mrs. A. P. Murphy 
Miss Amanda Moberg 
Mrs. Rhoda Morton 
Miss Zelphia McKinney 
Mrs. C. P. McLean 
Miss Irene Miers 
Mr. Thomas Mitchel 
Mrs. Geo. McArdle 
Miss Helen McArdle 
Miss Jessie Merrill 
Mrs. J. L. McCall 
Mrs. Phillip McGraw 
Miss Anna McAloney 
Mrs. Thomas Magson 
Miss Laura Matson 
N. P. Moberg 
Mrs. Geo. McCauIcv 
Mrs. George Morrill 
Mrs. Walter Merrill 
Mrs. Len Miller 
Mrs. Ward McCann 
Mrs. Ed Morton 
Mr. Cliiif Martin 
Mrs. J. W. Martin 
Mrs. Leon McGlauflin 
Mrs. Dora McLeod 
Mrs. Chris Moore 
Mrs. Alta Meister 



Mrs. Robt. Murrell 

Miss Beth C. Martin 

Mabel Matheson 

Miss Leona Mattson 

John Mulcan 

John Melander 

Wm. McCready 

Mrs. Alfred Meers 

Mrs. H. A. McCool 

Mrs. Selden McGaffey 

Miss Edith Merrill 

Miss Mildred McArdle 

Miss Irma Meili 

Miss Jennie Nutter 

Mrs. Geo. Merrill 

Mrs. H. B. Miner 

Miss Mildred Marshall 

Miss Olga Monson 

Mrs. Arthur McGraw 

Mrs. O. McFall 

Miss Bessie Mellor 

Mr. Thomas Magson 

Mrs. Wm. Meers 

Mrs. M. E. Miller 

Mrs. Delina Marrier 

Mrs. Theo. Nelson 

Mrs. C. Nordstrom 

Miss Novitzke 

Mrs. G. E. Norell 

Mr. Geo. Nelson 

Theo. Nelson 

Mrs. B. A. Norris 

Mr. Nelson 

Harry Nelson 

Mrs. Wm. Nelson 

Mrs. C. A. Nelson 

Mrs. R. H. Nelson 

Mrs. Bernard B. Nelson 

Mr. C. A. Nelson 

Agnes Nelson 

Harriet Nelson 

Mrs. Anna Noggle 

Mrs. Martin Nelson 

Mrs. Steiner Nelson 

Mrs. C. J. Nester 

Miss Mary Norberg 

Erland Olson 

John Quarnstrom 

Miss Edna Olson 

Mrs. Millie Osgood 

Miss Mildred Olson 

L O'Hern 

Mrs. J. W. Odenwald 

W. P. O'Keefe 

Miss Gertrude Olson 

Mrs. A. F. Pratt 

Mrs. Pederson 

Miss Bell Peterson 

Mr. S. A. Parker 

Mrs. S. A. Parker 

Mrs. Gus Peterson 

Mrs. John Palmer 

Charlotte Palmer 

Mrs. John Peterson 

Alvin Peterson 

Mr. G. W. Peterson 

Mrs. E. A. Pratt 

Mr. J. E. Purmort 

Miss Ruth Purmort 

Mrs. J. E. Purmort 

Miss Lucy May Purmort 

Miss Rugna Peterson 

Mrs. O. E. Plasch 

Mrs. Clara Peterson 

Mrs. T. A. Pearson 

Mrs. Frank Patchen 

Mrs. Carrie Starrett Piper 

Miss Eleanor E. Piper 

Miss Bertena Pease 

Albert Paulson 

Mrs. T. J. G. Pease 

Mrs. N. S. Patterson 

?Jiss Minnie Pathey 

Miss Louise Patliey 

Mrs. Mary A. Pribble 

Mrs. T. H. Parris 

Mr. J. H. Parris 

Mrs. O. J. Paulson 

Mr. H. W. Plummer 

Mrs. H. W. Plummer 

Edna E. Powell 

Mrs. Mary Ryan 

Mrs. Frank Reynolds 

Mrs. Laura Bylin 

Miss Mary Rhodes 

Mr. A. L. Reed 

Mrs. A. L. Reed 

?ilr. Rostberg 

Mr. Sabin Rogers 

Mrs. Martin Richards 



Mrs. F. M. Rathbun 
Mrs. Geo. Ridge 
Miss Mary Reed 
Mrs. Frank Robbins 
Mrs. Randolph Rahders 
Mr. J. H. Rand 
Mrs. Mary Rogers 
Mrs. A. E. Rickaby 
Mrs. A. C. Reidel 
A. E. Reidel 
Ruth Rangurd 
Mrs. T. M. Ryan 
Hattie Rupprecht 
Mrs. Roote 
Mrs. V. Roach 
Mrs. F. L. Rairdon 
Miss Mabel Rawling 
Mrs. C. C. Rapp 
Mrs. Mary Rogers 
Dr. Springer 
Mrs. B. C. Smith 
Mrs. Sjoholm 
Miss Hilma Sjoholm 
Mrs. Will Smith 
Miss Mary Sebaugh 
Mrs. A. A. Stevens 

A. L. Smith 

Mrs. Henry Stevens 
Mrs. L. O. Sherman 
Mrs. Shepard 
Mr. Henry Stevens 
Mrs. Harry E. Sherman 
Mrs. A. M. Sours 
Mr. Henry Schwab 
Mr. H. O. Smith 
Mrs. Julius Sill 
Mr. Frank Salter 
Mrs. Salter 
Mrs. W. B. Schwab 
Mrs. H. L. Shadick 
Mr. H. L. Shadick 
Mr. A. L. Snow 
Mr. J. C. Stewart 
Mr. C. H. Shaw 
Mrs. C. H. Shaw 
Mrs. R. G. Streetly 
Mrs. J. C. Stewart 
Mr. Oscar Swanson 
Mr. W. B. Schwab 

B. C. Smith 

Miss Christine Strom 
Miss Malinda Strehlke 
Rev. J. A. Schert 
Mrs. H. H. Scribner 
Mrs. Elmer Swanson 
Mrs. E. E. Smith 
Mr. E. E. Smith 
Miss Sophy E. Schonauer 
Mrs. E. B. Schultz 
J. W. Sedinger 
Mrs. Christine Swanson 
Mrs. Anna Swanson 
Mrs. Annie Swanson 
Mrs. Cecil Sullivan 
Mrs. C. A. Swanson 
Mrs. Geo. W. Swanson 
Edward Sullivan 

C. J. Swanson 
John Strong 
Wm. Sullivan 
J. Sullivan 

Mrs. Pearl Stewart 
Mrs. John Sam 
Mrs. Ed. Sam 
Frances Smith 
Margaret Stack 
Hannah Stack 
Dorothy Stack 
Mrs. H. L. Stack 
Katherine Stack 
Mrs. O. H. Schleichert 
Adam Schinibeno 
Mrs. H. O. Smith 
Mrs. Jesse Sanders 
Miss Jessie Smith 
Mrs. Sam Sevorson 
Mrs. Robert Swanson 
Mrs. Chas. Smith 
Mrs. Jane L. Starrett 
Miss Alice M. Starrett 
Miss Frances A. Starrett 
Miss Eva Smith 
Miss Annie Sward 
Mr. Jesse B. Smith 
Mrs. E. B. Sherman 
Miss Marv Sherman 
Mrs. E. F. Sheley 
Mrs. A. Street 
Mrs. Geo. Sylvester 
Mrs. Marian Smith 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



17 



jLiberty Loanj 

I * 

I ISJ T lUST now loyalty does not ♦> 

? t^^ consist entirely or cheers i 

I for the flag. The govern- '■ 

^ ment needs money and offers i. 

i the best bond in the world, the t 

f 3 1-2 per cent Liberty Loan i, 

j, Bond. This bank gives its ser- * 

i vices in placing these bonds to ♦ 

:, the government and to the pub- « 

■' lie without profit. Come in and '? 

I lei us tell you about it. Every ^ 

* bond placed helps a little. a 

e o 

O Q 

\ The Anoka National Bank i 



Mr. Paul Schimbeno 
Mrs. Paul Schimbeno 
Mrs. W. S. Springer 
F. J. Stansberry 
Mr. J. Sellars 
Mrs. Amy Sellars 
Mrs. John Swanson 
Mr. Fred Sawyer 
Mrs. Geo. Smith 
\Vm. Stockwell 
Mrs. John Sullivan 
Mrs. Wm. Streetley 
Mrs. Edward Sullivan 
Miss Grace Sullivan 
Miss Jessie Sullivan 
Mrs. A. D. Smith 
Alice Smith 
Mrs. John Snow 
Arthur Stewart 
Miss Marie Thilgen 
Mrs. Albert Taplin 
Florence Thomas 
Edward Turnquist 
Mrs. Rose Teller 
Mrs. Tulia Thompson 
Mrs. A. Tillong 
Mrs. B. H. Titterud 
John Therres 
Mr. F. E. Tillberg 
Mrs. T. A. Thompson 
Mrs. Fred Thurston 
Mrs. Harlan Thurston 
Mrs. H. Thompson 
Miss Olivia Thompson 
Miss Clara Thompson 
Mrs. Geo. Thayer 
Mrs. Charlotte Trussell 
Mrs. Jane A. Thomas 
Miss Loretta Voice 
Mrs. E. T. Voieht 
Mr. Wm. Van Vliet 
Mrs. Van Vliet 
Dr. F. E. Vrooman 
Mrs. F. E. Vrooman 



A. R. W'oodmansee 
Mrs. A. R. W'oodmansee 
Geo. Wennerlund 
Airs. Otto Wells 
;\Irs. Chas. Weaver 
JVIrs. Geo. Wyman 
P. E. Woodward 
Mrs. P. E. Woodward 
Mr. Ben Ware 
Miss Cicely Webster 
Mrs. Hannah White 
Airs. Ware 
P. G. Woodward 
Airs. Ethel Williams 
Aliss Hazel Williams 
Air. Robert Walker 
Airs. Rebecca Ward 
Air. W. W. Wittig 
Air. C. H. Wickstrom 
Air. Fred Whitney 
Mrs. Fred Whitney 
Miss Clara Wickstrom 
Air. D. G. Williams 
John Whipple 
btho Whiople 
Airs. Walter Wyatt 
Airs. \els Wicklander 
Mrs. Frank Wood 
Aliss Edith Wyatt 
Airs. Geo. Wyatt 
Mrs. Oscar Wolf 
Aliss Ruth Widmark 
A'Irs. Archie Wyatt 
Aliss Evalena Wirz 
Airs. Fred Wood 
Walter Whipple 
Richard Wruck 
Miss May Wvman 
Airs. James Ward 
Airs. Alary W'hitney 
Aliss .Anna Wilson 
Airs. Walter W. Watson 
Airs. J. L. Weaver 
Aliss .Mice \A'ethern 



At about this time a mania for publicity laid hold 
upon the people of the country. Newspapers be- 
came the targets for the greatest variety of long- 
winded communications in the history of the craft. 

It seemed that everybody had been able to devise 
a pet method of winning the war and all that re- 
mained was for the newspapers to furnish and fin- 
ance the space and permit he who would to tell just 
how it should all be done. During the week of 
May 22nd there appeared in the three newspapers 
of Anoka County, free publicity of this sort amount- 
ing in cost to the publishers about sixty-one dollars. 

For all purposes during the war, these three 
papers contributed space to the value of $v3,468.00, 
and, at that, refused to print probably nine-tenths 
of the twaddle presented for publication. 



The Public Safety Commission of Minnesota on 
May 16th appointed John Palmer county representa- 
tive of that organization in Anoka County. Mr. 
Palmer at once called a public meeting at the Arm- 
ory for the evening of May 31st and asked that all 
the towns in the county send delegates. 

Tuesday, May 29th, the .'\noka National Bank pub- 
lished the first Liberty Loan advertisement in Anoka 
County. It was a quarter of a page and was as 
shown at the left. 

It might be mentioned in passing that the above 
institution published and paid for fourteen other 
similar advertisements during the war, beside doing 
an immense amount of work in connection with 
selling the bonds, without pay other than the satis- 
faction of having helped in this way. 

Two other advertisements of interest were the 
following: 

Stadium Opening 

"Decoration Day evening, Wednesday, May ,iOth, 
Given by Company "B" 3rd Inf., Minnesota Na- 
tional Guard. 

"With 'B' on the Border" 

"The Stadium will officially open this year with 
the largest Military Tournament ever held in this 
section of the state. All of the details of a sol- 
dier's life in camp will be staged in full view of the 
audience. 

"See — A soldier's work and play. Pup tent pitch- 
ing. Guard Mounting. Camp Fire Scenes and 
Songs. Close and extended order drill. How troops 
are fed and paid. Inspections, musters, bugle calls. 
An attack from the southern side of the Rio 
Grande. 

"A glimpse of what every American boy will go 
through in the near future. Popular selections dur- 
ing the evening by the Anoka Band. 

"First Call at 7:30. Assembly at 7:45. 

Patrons: Members of the J. S. Cady Post and 
Mary A. Livermore Circle, G. A. R. 

"Admission: Adults, 2Sc: Children, 10c." 

And this call for recruits: 



INI! iiT m m mv. 

li) |irmhiiii;itii>n iif llu- PrpsidiMil cif Ilic Uuili-il 
Stales all nii'll hctwceii tliv .lu-r^ ut Twpiily.onp anil 
Tliiil\-i>n(' ii:(*l;i^iv('. iiiii^t rc't;i>tcr for I lie iha ft i>u 
.hill.' ;Ih' rifili 

' Stink WlJh Your Friends." 

Join Co. "B ' and go out with fellows you know 

M n hIh. .iil;-l l.it"ic .hmr .■|lli mar liiU.' a, I. 

vaillau'C (>r Ihrir i'M-ni[)tii>ll. 

"We Were Trained in Texas" 

Join nil iilil anil » I'lLilrilliil orKaiii^alioii and 
«'ncH|K' llic ItTrihli' confusion piTtainiiiK lo rawlroops. 

W e Can Take Care ol Ourselves and Yo u. 

Where to Enlist: 

The Arnioiy. Anokn. Minuooota, opeu every 

cviruiiiK until Jiinr ^th from 1:'M) uotil 10:30. 

Goodrich Drug Shop, Mnfn Stroot. day or DiRhl. 

(•.Miril> Alti.rrMyHOffi.i-.Miiiii ^i,. .lurinp rhr diiy 



18 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



This same week R. P. Chase, deputy state auditor, 
brought to Anoka the state's check for $4,111.50 
and turned it over to Captain Earl Hyatt to pay 
the members of Company "B" the special bonus of 
fifty cents a day voted them by the state legislature 
for their service on the border. Forty-eight men 
were paid sums ranging from $66 to $86.50 
There were twenty-one men who had not at that 
time signed the payroll and these would swell the 
sum to $5,693.50. 

Announcement of registration day for the man 
power of the county was thus made in the papers 
on May 29th: 



"Next Tuesday will 
United States and all 




JOHN PALMER 



be registration day in the 

males over 21 years of age 

whose 31st birthday does 

not occur until June 5th or 

after, must register. 

"The registration booths 
in each precinct will be 
open from 7 a. m. until 9 
p. m. and every man must 
attend whose age is within 
the limits required by law. 
"Failure to do so means 
a straight jail sentence 
without option of fine and 
subsequent registration 
anyhow. Sickness or ab- 
sence will not excuse any- 
one. 

"The slip given on regis- 
tration day must be kept 
as it may be required of 
you at any time by police 
officers, sheriff or other officials. 

"Slackers cannot escape. The easiest and best 
way will be to do ones duty promptly and carefully. 
"The following have charge of registration in the 
various precincts: City of Anoka, 1st ward, W. E. 
Bates; 2nd ward, Theodore Blanchett; 3rd ward, 
Leo Ward: Anoka, M. E. Dunn; Bethel, J. W. 
Cooper; Village of Bethel, C. E. Ledin, Jr.; Blaine, 
Axel O. Olson; Burns, Ole Hovind; Centerville, E. J. 
Houle; Village of Centerville, Jos. N. LaMotte; 
Columbia Heights, J. N. Thull; Columbus, Frank A. 
Boehm; Fridley, J. R. Ryberg; Grow, A. L. French; 
Ham Lake, Hartwell Olson; Linwood, S. C. Broad- 
bent; Oak Grove, J. B. Gallagher; Ramsey, F. H. 
Warneke. St. Francis, Robert E. Leathers." 

Only a few, possibly sixty or seventy people, 
gathered at the armory on the evening of May 31st 
to perfect a loyalty organization for ' the county. 
However, organization proceeded with snap and 
ginger from the start. John Palmer presided at 
the meeting. Lieutenant-Colonel A. F. Pratt was 
the first speaker and he explained the law creating 
the Public Safety Commission and urged the people 
to wake up and realize what was before them. 

A Professor Davis from the state university chat- 
tered a bit and G. D. Goodrich made a brief plea 
for the Red Cross. 

Articles of Association were then read and unani- 
mously adopted. 

John Pahner was elected president. Roe Chase, 
vice-president, Theodore Nelson, secretary, and 
George W. Green, treasurer. 

The next day the following precinct representa- 
tives were named: 

First ward. Dr. S. Bond, W. A. Blanchard, J. T. 
Dunn; Second ward, P. J. Nelson, N. P. Moberg, 
F. H. Koos; Third ward, John P. Coleman, J. B. 
Jesperson, C. S. Hosmer; Anoka, Stewart Laird; 
Village of Bethel, . W. C. Smith; Bethel, G. W. 



Wyatt; Blaine, Adolph Tillong; Burns, Charles 
Whipple; Centerville, Joseph H. Peloquin; Village 
of Centerville, Dolphis Cardinal; Columbus, Ivan 
Anderson; Fridley, J. B. Ryberg; Grow, A. D. 
Street; Ham Lake, Oscar Hallberg; Linwood, Frank 
King; Oak Grove, Bert Simms; Ramsey, F. W. 
Warneke; St. Francis, Marshall Anderson; Col- 
umbia Heights, F. H. Morton. 

The local Chapter of the Red Cross was becoming 
active indeed, in the meantime. Headquarters had 
been established at the armory and attention given 
to the preparation of materials for "box number 
two" and for hospital supplies and comforts for 
members of the local guard company. A rural mem- 
bership committee was appointed with Mrs. Frank 
Beatty as chairman. The Girl's Athletic club gave 
fifty dollars to the local chapter, the firemen twenty- 
five and others were voting funds from lodges, 
churches, etc. Mrs. George Frauman turned in a 
membership collection of $147 as a result of her 
efforts in gaining members up to that time. The 
Yeoman lodge gave $25 for the buying of materials. 
From a loyalty meeting held a number of weeks 
before, $76.28 went into the Red Cross treasury. 
Supplies were offered by several local merchants 
at wholesale prices. Sewers and knitters who were 
willing to give a part of their time to this work were 
invited to report to Mrs. B. C. Smith, chairman of 
the committee in charge of military relief. 

Captain Earl P. Hyatt, Sergeant Fritz Peterson 
and Private Warren Bowers, v/ere on duty each day 
at the armory from 8:30 a. m. until 10:00 p. m., 
recruiting. 

Harry McGaffey, who was working in New 
Mexico, enlisted there, early in June. 

Of the 1,065 who registered on June 5th for 
military service, one in the first ward, one in the 
second and one in Columbia Heights, claimed ex- 
emption on account of 
legislative, executive or ju- 
dicial duties. Twenty-two 
persons in the county 
claimed that they were 
totally disabled. One of 
these was in the first ward, 
two in the third, one in the 
town of Anoka, three in 
Burns, one in Columbus, 
thirteen in Fridley, and 
fourteen in Columbia 
Heights Dependent rela- 
tives were claimed by 524, 
and 101 claimed exemption 
on other grounds. There 
were 405 who made not any 
sort of excuse and appeared 
ready to defend their coun- 
try when needed. There 
was but one colored regis- 
trant in the county and he did not claim exemption on 
any ground. Eighty-one aliens registered, nine enemy 
aliens, the latter being scattered, two in Blaine, 
one in Centerville, three in Fridley and three in 
Columbia Heights, brought the total registration for 
the entire county up to 1,156. 

Warren Parker enlisted in the cavalry. 

On the nineteenth of June the Local Red Cross 
announced the names of the men who would under- 
take to collect the first big county-wide contribu- 
tion to that organization. The drive committee was 
to be headed by Will A. Blanchard, chairman; J. B. 
Berry, secretary; T. J. Abbett, treasurer and assisted 
by Leeds H. Cutter and L. J. Greenwald. 




MRS. A. F. BEATTY 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUXTY 



19 




The town committees and sums apportioned to 
each precinct to be raised for the one hundred mil- 
Hon Red Cross War Fund Drive were: — 

City of Anoka, 1st ward, A. E. Giddings, W. J. 
Annon, George W. Green, $1,360; 2nd ward, G. H. 
Goodrich, A. A. Kranhold, Harlan Thurston, $1,325; 
3rd ward, Ed. Turnquist, J. P. Coleman, Edward 
Hildebrand, $1,400. 

Anoka, M. E. Dunn, G. Giddings, Guy Goodrich, 
$550. 

Burns, Ole Lagerson, D. S. Shannon, Adam Schim- 
beno, $1,070. 

Blaine, A. Tillong, Pat Eyons, M. Laska, $460. 
Bethel, G. W. Wyatt, John Purmort, Fred Russell, 

$760. 

Bethel Village, G. C. 
Lambert, S. T. Nelson, F. 
M. Nye, $285 

Columbus, Ivan Ander- 
son, Frank Boehm, $600. 

Centerville, Frank Mahl, 
E. J. Houle, S. R. Dufres- 
ne, $945. 

Columbia Heights, F. H 
Morton, E. A Carlson, Ed 
Christenson, $1,400. 

Fridley, Thomas Cole 
man, C. A. Nelson, C. J 
Swanson, $400 

Grow, A. D. Street, C 
McGill, A. G. Stromgren 
$675. 

Ham Lake, C. N. Nord 
WILLIAM A. ■ BLA^■CHARD cRist, Will Clark, Hartwell 
Olson, $520. 
Linwood, S. A, Carlisle, Logan Grant, S. C. Broad- 
bent, $340. 

Oak Grove, W. A. Gallagher, James Gilligan, E. C. 
Sayer, $775. 

St. Francis, Robert Leathers, E. L. Ferguson, Dr. 
Vrooman, $665. 

Many felt that these were huge sums to be 
gathered up in this county in a campaign lasting 
only one week. But the committeemen were men 
who were willing to try it and the campaign started. 
A Red Cross war fund rally was held in Anoka 
at the Armory on Friday evening at which results 
were to be announced. Prior to this meeting, how- 
ever, meetings were to be held in churches and 
school houses over the entire county. A galaxy of 
local spellbinders was organized to present the 
plea of the Red Cross at each of these meetings 
and to put over the big drive if possible. Leeds H. 
Cutter, G. H. Goodrich, R. P. Chase, J. B. Berry, 
G. W. Green, C. L. Johnson, P. J. Nelson, Roe 
Chase, Fred Russell, W. A. Blanchard, Edgar Good- 
rich, W. J. Annon, A. E. Giddings, L. O. Jacob, L. J. 
Greenwald, E. B. Cutter, Bert Libby, Frank Hart, 
H. A. Logan, T. J. Abbett, J. P. Coleman, Rev. 
Wahlund, Rev. Drewett, Frank M. Nye were among 
the men who did this work. Several of them ad- 
dressed a meeting in some part of the county every 
evening of that week and several evenings of the 
next week into which the campaign had to be 
lengthened on account of heavy rains on two 
evenings. 

On June 26th these sums had been subscribed: 



First ward $2,300.00 

Second ward 1,500.00 

Third \\'ard 2,127.50 

Anoka 627.50 

Burns 970.00 

Bethel Village 300.00 

Bethel not reported 

Columbus 528.00 

Centerville 600.00 

Ham Lake 315.00 



Grow 

Ramsey 

Fridley 

Columbia Heights. 

St. Francis 

Linwood 

Oak Grove 

Blaine 



265.00 
600.00 
478.00 
938.00 
724.00 
540.00 
775-00 
425.00 



Total $14,013.00 



Many interesting incidents occured during the 
campaign for funds. 



To some the work of the Red Cross was little 
known, others thought that joining or contributing 
to that organization bound one to go to France 
when needed and actually do Red Cross work there. 
In some localities the work was hampered by idle 
rumors set adrift by pro-germanly inclined in- 
dividuals. 

Enthusiasm ran high in many places. Early in 
the week some towns set the pace by splendid meet- 
ings and generous contributions. At the meeting 
at the club house at the village of Cedar in the town 
of Oak Grove there was a big crowd present on 
the night of the second meeting, it having rained 
on the date first set. In an hour $512.10 was 
pledged. A little five-year-old girl contributed the 
dime. 

At a German picnic in the vicinity of Twin 
Lakes in Burns township, a hundred dollars was 
pledged one evening. At Nowthen $720 was pledged 
the same night in the same township. 

In reply to a telegram from Washington as to 
how the campaign was progressing here, this reply 
was sent: 

"Daniel Reed, Sec. War Council. 

"City and County of Anoka actively on the war 
path. Will raise more than amount apportioned to 
us. Chairman, Red Cross, Anoka, Minn." 

Minnesota's allotment was two millions and 
Anoka's allotment was fourteen thousand dollars. 
Both finally went away over the top. 

That same week the Military Relief committee 
received $10 from the Degree of Honor Lodge, $10 
from the Catholic Women's Guild and $5 from the 
Universalist Ladies' Aid. Thirty dollars was sent 
in from a social event at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 
John Jackson. 

Friday evening, June 16th, a detail from Company 
"B" went to St. Francis by automobile to look for 
recruits. The St. 
Francis band furnish- 
ed a delightful musi- 
cal program. Bazil 

Hunter, an old mem- ^^_ .^_^- ^^ 

her of the company, HHi '^' ^ 

presided at the meet- """" 

ing. There were short 
talks by Lieutenant 
E. B. Cutter, Lieu- 
tenant Edgar Good- 
rich, Frank Hart and 
G. H. Goodrich. 
Three recruits enlist- 
ed at this meeting, 
Guy J. Moulton, Rey- 
nold E. Engstrom and 
John R. Tharp. Ed- 
win S. Lane of Now- 
then, Frank H. 

Roundville, Daniel L. U. .s, ruATT 

Eden, William Loftus 

also enlisted that same week, and Sergeant Freeland 
R. Sykes rcenlistcd, his term of enlistment having ex- 
pired. 

The first death of a Canadian soldier in France 
to bring the horror of war home to Anoka County, 
was probably that of Lieutenant Peter A. Brennan, 
formerly of Elk River. Fie was in western Canada 
at the outbreak of the war and enlisted in the 67th 
Canadian Pioneer Battalion at Winnipeg. He won 
his commission in May and was killed in action in 
June. A sister of his resided in Anoka and he had 
many friends here. 

The next week Axel Sward, Floyd Appelman, 
Werner Lundgren, Carl Lundgren. Russell Weaver, 




20 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 




C. S. Blaisdell, Will Summerfelt, George H. John- 
son, John M. Shaw, Alfred Erickson, John Whipple 
and L,eon Chamberlain enlisted with the local com- 
pany. 

Announcement was made on July 3rd, that Sheriff 
U. S. Pratt, Theodore A. E. Nelson and Dr. A. T. 
Caine had been appointed members of the local 
draft board. 

The Red Cross asked for a supply of feather pil- 
lows 15x18 in size with which to equip the local 
company. The response was prompt and each man 
was soon furnished with one. 

One half of the proceeds 
from the celebration of In- 
dependence day at Cedar 
was given to the Red Cross. 
Recipes for canning 
foods and saving sugar be- 
gan to appear in the news- 
papers. The shortage of 
sugar was being noted in 
the offing. But few im- 
agined that this shortage 
would become so acute 
within a year that sugar 
would be served one in tiny 
envelopes at hotels and 
that one would have to do 
THEODORE A. E. NELSON with two pounds a month 
for a season. 
Ralph E. Sheley enlisted in a forestry regiment 
soon to be sent overseas. Demonstrations in can- 
ning fruits and vegetables were arranged for all parts 
of the county during July and were well attended. 
July 6th a benefit entertainment was arranged at 
the Constance school house, Mrs. T. A. Thompson act- 
ing as chairman. Judge Giddings, Lieutenant Good- 
rich, Mrs. B. C. Smith, Mrs. Frank Beatty and Mrs. 
T. J. Abbett were on the program for short talks 
along the lines of the various activities of the Red 
Cross. 

A quartette consisting of Messers. P. G. Wood- 
ward, O. A. Beckum and Mesdames Lane and Van 

Vliet furnished the music. 
The next week an enthu- 
j siastic meeting was held at 
Bethel. Captain Wood, 
ward, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. 
Giddings, L. O. Jacob, Mrs. 
Beatty, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. 
[Smith, Mrs. A. R. Wood- 
ma nsee. Miss Florence Mes- 
I senger and Miss Mary 
Houston made the drive to 
that village to assist at the 
[ meeting. 

For the convenience of 
I those interested in the re- 
gistration of June 5th, the 
Herald published first an 
official list sent immediately 
after that date, then on 
'July 19th the official list 
with the number drawn 
by each man and his ad- 
dress, then again on July 24th the entire list over 
again following the drawing of the draft numbers at 
Washington on July 20th, and yet again on July 31st 
when the official sequence of figures had been received 
by the local draft board from Washington. 

The Anoka Union published a complete list of 
serial numbers in the order drawn. 

The June 5th, 1917 Registration 

258 Lyons, John Arthur, Cedar, Minn. 

458 Freeberg, John Nathaniel, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

854 Fawcett, Sydney John, Anoka, Minn. 

1095 Newberg, Oscar, 4304 Quincy, Columbia Heights, Minn. 




DR. A. T. CAINE 



783 
1 117 
837 
337 
676 
275 
509 
564 
945 
596 
536 
548 
126 
784 
755 
107 
616 
373 
775 
486 
692 
600 
810 
507 
309 
437 
604 
43 
1066 
924 
420 
1014 

514 

433 

10 

1045 

1031 
487 
797 
140 
432 
18. 
652 
927 
739 
601 

I146 

1103 

606 

182 

513 

46 



1099 

223 
117 
602 
390 
75 
772 
721 
786 
280 
972 
983 

757 
966 
868 
332 
379 
542 
194 
874 
552 
298 
67s 
1 148 
343 



726 
IS 
905 
933 
452 
355 
530 
809 
II 14 

64s 
218 
620 



Hathisen, Walter Henry, Stacy, Minn. 

Isted, Earl, 4715 University, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Miller, Harry Vernon, R. i, Anoka, Minn. 

Hodak, Michall, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 

Carlson, Edgar, Constance, Minn. 

Tackmann, Arthur Harrison, Cedar, Minn. 

Lacasse, Cyril, Hugo, Minn. 

Altenburger, Joseph, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 

Shaw, Amos James, Bethel, Minn. 

Albertsen, Jens Bruun, Fridley, Minn. 

Barott, Walter Scott, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 

Bergeron, Harry Joseph, Hugo, Minn. 

Veidt, George H., North St., Anoka, Minn. 

Ryan, Thomas Wilfrid, Stacy, Minn. 

Clarke, Earl William, R. 4, Anoka, Minn. 

Manolis, Harry, Anoka, Minn. 

Christian, John Clemen, Fridley, Minn. 

Swanson, George Clarence, Box 56, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 

Pfaffendorf, Frederick Martin, Stacy, Minn. 

Rehbein, Carl Wilbur, Hugo, Minn. 

Palm, Erick, Albion, Constance, Minn. 

Johnson, John Sigfred, Fridley, Minn. 

Bodine, Vernal George, Cedar, Minn. 

Bernier, John B., Hugo, Minn. 

Chapman, Oliver, Cedar, Minn. 

Loberg, Hialmer L., R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 

Mathews, Sam, Fridley, Minn. 

Astrum, Palmer Elwin, Anoka, Minn. 

Lasser, Henry, 4015 Central, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Langmade, Leo D., R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 

Johnson, Joseph L., R, 3, Elk River, Minn. 

Goodman, Otto William, 3716 Jackson, Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Van Elsberg, William, Hugo, Minn. 
Anderson, Clarence O., R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 
Lawson, Willis Miars, Anoka, Minn. 
Blixt, Charles Fredrick, 800 40th Ave., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Zeher, John, 4316 2nd St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Marrier, Joseph Thomas, Hugo, Minn. 
Snow, Oliver Henry, Cedar, Minn. 
McGraw, Fred, Anoka, Minn. 
McDonald, Joe. R. i. Cedar, Minn. 
Durant, Lewis G., Anoka, Minn. 
Christensen, Carl Albert, Fridley, Minn. 
Benson, Alex Albert Julius, R. 3. Elk River. Minn. 
Greenlund, Hjalmar Karl John, Constance, Minn. 
Rognrud. Walter. Fridley, Minn. 
Garin, Thomas William, 4013 6th St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Ekelund, Ferdinand Agaton, 4801 4th St., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Johnson, Erik Gideon, Fridley, Minn. 
Johnson, Emil A., 5th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 
LaBelle, Arthur Joseph, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Duncan, Charles Bruel, Anoka, Minn. 
Sinnot, William Vincent, 941 41st Ave., Columbia 

Heights. Minn. 
Aitkens, Francis Ambrose, 681 40th Ave.. Columbia, 

Heights, Minn. 
Beckenbach, Rudolph Jackup, Anoka, Minn. 
Clark, George Clifton, Anoka, Minn. 
Edwards, Ray Alecsander, Fridley, Minn. 
Lundahl, Hilda, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Campbell, Douglas Peter, Anoka, Minn. 
Crete, David Joseph, Stacy, Minn. 
Amazi, George Harold, Constance, Minn. 
Gillert, Emil Clary, Stacy, Minn. 
Nelson, Johan Albin, Wyoming. Minn. 
Dupree, Daniel, Centerville, Minn. 
Sorensen, Carl Elias, 820 40th Ave.. Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Danielson, Karl Oscar. Constance, Minn. 
Paul, Joseph, Centerville, Minn. 
Fredrick, John William, Anoka, Minn. 
Jackson, Jacob Edward, R. 3, Anoka. Minn. 
Moulton, Guy Junius, R. i. Cedar, Minn. 
Swanson, Thelof, R. 3, Wyoming, Minn. 
Anderson, Emil, North St., Anoka, Minn. 
Losle Edward, Anoka, Minn. 
Dupre, Harris Laurence, R. 2, Hugo, Minn. 
Anderson, William Alvin, Wyoming, Minn. 
Peterson, John, Constance, Minn. 

Aasen, John, 4208 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Gottwaldt. Charles E., R. 3, Anoka. Minn. 
Ryerson, Russell Harold, 4300 5th St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Lundberg, Walter Sigfred. Wyoming, Minn. 
Witte, Bernard J. Jr., Anoka, Minn. 
Clay, Harrv Allrik, R. 2. Bethel, Minn. 
Peterson, Chas. Simon, R. 2, Isanti, Minn. 
Varney, Maurice Edwin, R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 
Hill, George Earle, R. i. New Brighton, Minn. 
Lundberg, Frank August, New Brighton, Minn. 
Egan. William, Cedar, Minn. 
Tunsky, Walter, 4601 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Johnson, Peter, Fridley, Minn. 
Wesp, William Lynn, Anoka, Minn. 
Murphy, John Allen, Fridley, Minn. 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUXTY 



21 



550 

574 

31 



770 
882 
677 
749 
52s 
760 
183 
56 
792 

5 

350 

54 

870 

549 

1132 

440 
741 

1054 
711 

1022 
841 
638 

1032 

623 
269 
68s 
1141 
1016 

335 
493 
923 
341 
1007 

391 
353 
970 
637 
360 
571 
488 
704 
72 
356 
112 
1067 

128 
679 
805 
1 1 
900 
363 
1142 

6 

327 

664 

93 

957 

III2 

345 

103 

1102 

556 

154 

51 

717 

1057 

1073 

30 
199 
388 
773 
608 
406 
519 

25 
392 
889 
383 
I166 
588 
856 
70s 
576 
944 
122 
642 



Erredge, George Gilbert, R. 3, Forest Lake. Minn. 
Flaherty, Charles, Philip, R. 1, Wyoming, Minn. 
Loftus, William, Anoka, Minn. 
Bassett, Louis William, 925 43rd Ave., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Allquist, Victor Antones, Stacy. Minn. 
Sanderson, Roy Harold George, Anoka, Minn. 
Peterson, Charles, Constance, Minn. 
Lundberg, Harry Leonard, Constance. Minn. 
Miller, John Baptist, New Brighton, Minn. 
Erickson, Emil Conrad, Anoka, Minn. 
Akin, Theodore W., Jackson St., Anoka, Minn. 
Hollon Charles Oscar, Anoka, Minn. 
Usher, Ray Clyde, Cedar, Minn. 
Blesi, Walter, Anoka, Minn. 
Stout, Lewis McKamie, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 
Lund, Ale.x, Anoka, Minn. 
West, Jess, Anoka, Minn. 
Sivigny, Wilfred Joseph, Hugo, Minn. 
Ross, George Simon, 4407 5th St., N. E., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Norstrom, Victor, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Thurston, Hjalmer, Constance, Minn. 
Rapoc, Joseph, 3850 3rd St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Spohn, Clarence Joseph, Anoka, Minn. 
Maro, Paul, 3940 Lookout Place, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Crandall, Joseph William, R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 
Cochran, John, Fridley, Minn. 
Olsen, John C., 4915 3rd St. N. E., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Heniksman, Louis, Fridley, Minn. 
Peterson, Henry William, Wyoming, Minn. 
Sulness, Arthur Leonard, Constance, Minn. 
Violette, Louis Able, 11 12 Gould, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Haskell, Benjamin Franklin, 431s 5th St., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Barrett, Claud, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 
Cardinal. Dolphis, Jr.. Hugo, Minn. 
Mattutat, Herbert William," R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 
Laska, Martin, New Brighton, Minn. 
Nissen, Frank Fredrick, 4304 4th St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Hare, Bertie V., R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 
Meister, Frank, R. 4, Anoka, Minn. 
LaMotte,' Joseph Napoleon, Centerville, Minn. 
Hansen, Fred Albert, Fridley, Minn. 

Lovering, Reuben Wilcox. R. i, New Brighton, Minn 
Grubbs, Cyrus Calvin, R. 3, Forest Lake Minn. 
Dupre, Harvey, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Olson, Elmer T., Constance, Minn. 
Hilton, Harry B., Anoka, Minn. 
Blaisdell, Clayton Samuel, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 
Thurston, Harold Hutchins, Anoka, Minn. 
Bauman, Emil Joseph, 4327 sth St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Erlander, Josua Clemens, Van Buren St., Anoka, Minn. 
Halverson, Alfred E., Constance, Minn. 
Giffard, Willard Ruben, Cedar, Minn. 
Eck, Rudolph Julius. Anoka. Minn. 
Olson, Rudolph Carl, R. 4, Isanti, Minn. 
Seiberlich, Edward J., R. i. New Brighton, Minn. 
Gustafson, Carl Gustaf, 3706 Quincy, Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Bellows, Harold Wilbur. Anoka. Minn. 
Dulphy, Anthony, R. 3, New Brighton, Minn. 
Cramer, George, Anoka, Minn. 
Thurston, Harlan Rhodes, Anoka, Minn. 
Carlson, Leland Bernard, Bethel, Minn. 
Fournier. Frank, 3706 Van Buren. Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Zentler, Charles, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 
Hoffman, Albert Marvin, Anoka, Minn. 
Schimanski Fred, 4312 Quincy St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Crete, Theodore Joseph, Hugo. Minn. 

Pease, Thomas Gleason Jones, Harrison St., Anoka, Minn. 
Lund, Walter Lincoln, Anoka, Minn. 
Lapham, William Joseph, Anoka, Minn. 
Burgoyne, Frank, 41 14 Madison, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Miller, Francis Edward, 3915 Polk St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Elin, Worthie James, Anoka, Minn. 
Chrechepis, Stavros, Jackson St., Anoka, Minn. 
Lemke, Hugo Richard, R. 3, Elk River, Minn: 
Pearson, Algut. Stacy, Minn. 
Roberts, Llarry, Fridley. Minn. 
Dunn. Gerald, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Capistrant, Mose, Hugo, Minn. 
Kline, Harry Willard, Anoka, Minn. 
Lundahl, Harry, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Perkins, Arthur R. 2, Anoka Minn. 
Anderson. Charles Adolph, R. i. Cedar, Minn. 
Hall, Walter Richard. "E" Street, Anoka. Minn. 
Turnvall Clarence, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Callahan, John Daniel, Anoka, Minn. 
Johnson, Herman, Anoka, Minn. 
Strahle, John Jacob, R. i. Forest Lake, Minn. 
Pearson, Joseph Emanuel, Bethel, Minn. 
Dinsmore, Harold Douglas, Anoka, Minn. 
Hansen, Elmer Waldemar, Fridley, Minn. 



939 Milliman, Robert John, Bethel, Jlinn. « 

222 Peters, Mace Sam. Anoka, Minn. 

906 Small, Bert, R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 

700 Sandberg. William A., Constance, Minn. 

297 Usher, Harbin Henry, Cedar, Minn. 

321 "Wyatt, Archie Basel, Bethel. Minn. 

736 Samuelson, Milward Victor, Wyoming, Minn. 

707 Erickson, Edwin Danelius, Constance, Minn. 

1002 Soderholm, Hardy Eugene, 4127 Quincy St., Columbia, 

Heights, Minn. 

1151 Stafford, Asa Wallace, 3720 Main St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn, 

iioi Poole. Ernest Wm., 4108 Washington N. E., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

368 Lyons. James, R. i, Anoka, Minn. 

974 Dupree, Jos. Pete, Centerville, Minn. 

320 Nester. Reuben Bernard, Bethel, Minn. 

950 Freemire, Clinton Wellington. Bethel, Minn. 

926 Samll, John, R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 

loio Russ, Lloyd Edwin, 41 16 6th St., Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

919 Sawyer, Clarence Henry, St. Francis, Minn. 

656 Wacholz, John Jack, Fridley, Minn. 
814 Burman, Alvin, R. i. Cedar. Minn. 

1070 Lind, Elmar. 4219 3rd St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 

738 McKay George Melvel, Constance, Minn. 

1 167 Lund, Elmer Allie, Anoka, Minn. 

1097 Salvail, John Albert, 4328 4th St. N. E., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

848 Crandall, Winfred, Anoka, Minn. 

1 1 18 Yeager, William Otto, 4404 3rd St.. Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

121 Ridge, Wayne Leroy, Anoka, Minn. 

221 Peters, Edward, Anoka, Minn. 

292 Day, Howard Raymond, Cedar, Minn. 

822 Robinson. Elmer Hollis. Cedar. Minn. 

504 Kohler, Frank, Hugo. Minn. 

1064 Hagen, Adolph Oliver, 4100 Main St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 

1091 Hargrove, Frank 3715 Jackson, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

470 Kohler, Henry Eganachos, Hugo, Minn. 

312 Nelson. Andrew, Cedar. Minn. 

90 Stahlberg, Leo J., Anoka, Minn. 

igi Jones, Raymond Pearl, 4th Ave. N., Anoka, Minn. 

477 Kohler, Julius Joseph, Hugo, Minn. 

753 Lundberg, Albin Rudolph, _ Wyoming, Minn. 

130 Voight, Eugene John. Bemidji, Minn. 

858 Schinkel, Clarence, Anoka, Minn. 

168 Ward, James Henry, E. St., Anoka, Minn. 

1023 Grosslein, August Edward, 4217 6th St., N. E., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

424 Olson, Ernest Hjalmar, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

840 Reiman, Fred, Cedar, Minn. 

657 Esche, Carl Hugo, Fridley, Minn. 

175 Sanborn, Clarence Henry, Anoka, Minn. 

300 Anderson, Carl Walter, Wyoming, Minn. 

278 Anderson, Gunnard, Cedar, Minn. 

S24 Rehbein, Anton Henry, Hugo, Minn. 

911 Lindstrom, Hilmer Maurtz. St. Francis, Minn. 

532 Hanbel, Matthew. R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 

1 139 Stewart, James Barker, 3706 Quincy, Minneapolis, Minn. 

336 Laska, Vincent Paul, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 

212 Talbot, Ralph John, Anoka, Minn. 

49 McAloney, Freeman William, Anoka, Minn. 

8 Kennedy, Hughie P., Anoka, Minn. 

1 1 60 Selrig. Arthur Frank, 3926 Van Buren St., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

305 Wolff, Oscar John, Bethel, Minn. 

1 143 Dolan, James Charles Thomas, 4406 Monroe, Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

557 Arth, Henry Michel, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 

622 Westlund, Elis Johan, Fridley, Minn. 

585 Dahlquist, Edward Matt. R. i, Wyoming, Minn. 

1077 Wiberg, Carl Alfred, 4207 3rd St. N. E., Columbia 
Heights. Minn. 

781 Henderson, Harry, Wyoming, Minn. 

103s Buege, Oscar William. 647 40th Ave., Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

958 Turner, James Olander, Bethel, Minn. 

323 Bruce, Bert, R. i, Fridley, Minn. 

857 Makowsky, William B., Anoka, Minn. 

963 Johnson, Wallace Beauford Bethel. Minn. 

438 Bergsten, Frank Robert. R. 3. Elk River, Minn. 

878 Swanson. Gilbert Ingwald, Anoka, Minn. 

1059 Pribula, John. 401 1 5th St. N. E., Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

441 Middlcstadt, Walter William, R. 3, Elk River. Minn. 

880 Pipenhagen, Alvin, Anoka, Minn. 

357 Fitzgerald, James A.. R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 

23 Valdez, Fernando. Anoka, Minn. 

331 Hanson, Albert, R. 4, Anoka, Minn. 

1 108 Wyozynski, Frank, 3925 Polk St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 

■492 Golden, Elmer Roy, Hugo. Minn. 

565 Altenburgcr, Louis John, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 

800 Granficid, Walter James, Cedar, Minn. 

1049 lladden, Edward. 43i3 2nd St. Columbia Heights, Minn. 

715 Sulcnes. Bert, .Stanley, Constance. Minn. 

961 Wood, William Thomas. Bethel, Minn. 

539 Barott, Arthur William, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 



22 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



349 Meister, Elwyn Leroy, R. 4, Anoka, Minn. 

562 Jepsen, Andrew Edward, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
501 Alcock, John Elmer, Hugo, Minn. 

102 Gow, William Henry, Anoka, Minn. 

875 Clark, William, Oilman, Dayton, Minn. 

714 Street, Allen Fredrick, Anoka, Minn. 

86 Ghostley, George Francis, Anoka, Minn. 

1024 Warren, George Roy, 4230 4th St., Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

871 West, Amos, Anoka, Minn. 

1043 Folkins, Leroy Gordon, 3710 Van Buren St., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

71 Johnson, Oscar, Anoka, Minn. 

1 156 Harrison, John William, 38 11 Central, Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

555 Dupre, Wil'ie U., Hugo, Minn. 

978 Simmons. Charles Glen, 3712 Central Ave. N. E., Min- 
neapolis, Minn. 

506 Triemert, Henry Fred. Hugo, Minn. 

877 Pipenhagen, Willie Arthur, Anoka, Minn. 

435 Mueller, Louis Gustav, R. 3. Elk River, Minn. 
681 Hendricks, Frank. Anoka, Minn. 

713 Johnson, Carl F., Constance, Minn. 

935 Anderson, Simon Peter, St. Francis, Minn. 

1 121 Kalorovvski, Frank, 4203 6th St. Columbia Heights, Minn. 

1150 Silsbee, Herbert Harrison, 715 38th Ave., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

450 Johnson, Enoch. R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

113 Quackenbush, Frank Elsworth, Anoka, Minn. 

725 Peterson, Richard Helmo, Wyoming, Minn. 

1004 Wentworth, Ernest Leroy, 825 43rd Ave., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

156 Ferron, George M.. Anoka, Minn. 

1034 Peterson, Ruben, Z, 3717 Tyler, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

808 Eckert. Walter John. Anoka, Minn. 

780 Carlisle, Fisher Andrew, Wyoming, Minn. 

267 Engquist, Albin Leonard, Bethel, Minn. 

567 Kleidon, John Herman, R. i. Forest Lake, Minn. 

421 Schwabeck, Ernest, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

940 Small, Walter Freeman, St. Francis, Minn. 

169 Veidt. Theodore L. W., North St., Anoka, Minn. 

436 Schneider, Aloysius John. R. 3, Elk River Minn. 
396 Lofgren, Ralph, R. 3. Elk River. Minn. 

989 Buganski, Joseph, 4223 7th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 

1107 LaBelle Wilfred, 4317 Quincy St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 

862 Perkins, Charles Clifford, Anoka, Minn. 

257 Stahlberg, Fritz Gustaf, Cedar. Minn. 

1109 Hoffman, George Peter 3935 Quincy St., N. E., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

155 Peterson, Alvin Paul, 6th Ave., Anoka. Minn. 

284 Johnson, Axel Edward, Cedar, Minn. 

133 Ward, Thomas Franklin, E. St., Anoka, Minn. 

807 Gustafson, Arthur Ludvig. R. i, Anoka Minn. 

867 Bradley, Walter E., Anoka, Minn. 

930 Osterholm, Charles G., St. Francis, Minn. 

185 Newmann, Fred, Jackson St., Anoka, Minn. 

265 Howe, Walter Frank, Cedar, Minn. 

285 Johnson, Henning Richard, Cedar, Minn. 

1 1 19 Peterson, Frederick, 4422 7th St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 

1 05 1 Casper, Max, 4528 7th St.. Columbia Heights, Minn. 

560 Hansen, Edmund Matthew, Forest Lake, Minn. 

303 Wolff, Walter Wesley, Bethel, Minn. 

563 Miller, Anton. R. 3. Forest Lake, Minn. 
211 Vandecar, Frank Earl, Anoka, Minn. 

1163 Wilgass, Paul, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

146 McFeters, Tyler J., Congress St., Anoka, Minn. 

843 Barrows, Frank, Anoka, Minn. 

1050 Renker, Robert Richard, 4016 Madison St., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 

1008 Fezzek, Andrew Joseph, 42nd and Central Ave., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

229 Ettinger, Laurence Durward, Anoka, Minn. 

410 Wirz, Sam Theodore, R. i. Cedar, Minn. 

299 Collen, Carl Hugo, Wyoming, Minn. 

1075 Van Gent, William Stephen, 3807 2nd St. N. E., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

750 Lindberg, Andrew, Wyoming, Minn. 

58 McKenney, Asa Hercey, Anoka, Minn. 

150 Dahlstrom, Andrew, Congress St., Anoka, Minn. 

19 Cady, Elmer, Anoka, Minn. 

400 Thompson, Alfred, R. 3. Elk River, Minn. 

4 LaPlant, Lawrence Norman, Anoka. Minn. 

115 Peterson, Carl Edward, Anoka, Minn. 

832 Hicks, Charles Merion, Cedar, Minn. 

206 Haley, William, Anoka, Minn. 

228 Butler, Garland Harry, Anoka, Minn. 

136 Sours, Grover, Anoka, Minn. 

872 Ashmore, Vern H., Anoka. Minn. 

430 Merrill, Wayne, E., R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

328 Faymonville, Charles, R. 3, New Brighton, Minn. 

965 Dupree, George Napoleon, Centerville, Minn. 

96 Benner, John, Anoka, Minn. 

896 Lindstrom, Edward, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

1098 Schroeder, Otto William, 4032 5th St., Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

624 Oas, Fritz, 47 and Central, Fridley, Minn. 

570 Jensen, Martin, R. 3, Forest Lake Minn. 

544 Anderson, Anthony Julius, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 



747 
920 
138 
91 
838 
635 
861 
633 
712 
17 
802 
691 
378 

1083 
237 
422 
619 

1058 

344 
824 

442 
202 
164 
268 
272 
964 
866 
593 
407 
262 



1161 

769 
1152 

776 
566 
581 
311 
124 
481 
895 
744 
979 

582 
829 

240 

1028 

499 

lOII 

590 
1105 
444 
636 
735 
634 
326 
447 
76 
672 
949 
393 
993 

1048 
1065 

851 
158 
778 
I 
187 

52 
105 
650 
836 

36 
985 

352 
418 
920 
456 
806 
416 
617 
526 
609 
613 
316 
274 
948 



Webber, Edward, 4024 Monroe St.. Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Peterson, Carl Magni, Constance, Minn. 
Mattatat, Herman Fred, R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 
Nevitt, Walter M., 4th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 
Maynard, James Alfred, Anoka, Minn. 
Domler, Victor John, R. 2, Bethel. Minn. 
Berg Swen, Fridley, Minn. 
Cleator, Edward W., Anoka, Minn. 
Johnson, Mauritz Charles, Fridley, Minn. 
Johnson, Oscar Emanuel, Constance, Minn. 
Walley, Elmer James, Anoka, Minn. 
Smith, Orlo John, Anoka, Minn. 
Palm, Oscar L.. Constance, Minn. 
Sundeen, Joe, Elk River, Minn. 

Mortuson, Elder, 4401 4th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
LaBelle, Joseph Arthur, Anoka, Minn. 
Johnson, Albert E., R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Lokas, Mike, Fridley, Minn. 
Sessions, Leon Clifford, 4016 sth St. N. B., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Berg, Nels, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 
Emmans, Arthur LeRoy, Cedar. Minn. 
Wirz, John Adam, R. i, Anoka, Minn. 
Sorenson, Martin, 3rd Ave., Anoka. Minn. 
McKay, Howard Carlton, Anoka, Minn. 
Holmquist, Arthur Theodore, Wyoming, Minn. 
Swanson, Ernest, Wyoming, Minn. 
Peltier, Thomas Jos., Centerville, Minn. 
Sperrell, William J., Anoka, Minn. 
Olson, Carl Adolph, Fridley. Minn. 
Greenberg, Anthony Leslie, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Haahein, Johannes Ellingson, Bethel, Minn. 
Warneke, Arthur E., Dayton, Minn. 
McArdle, James William, Anoka, Minn. 
Thull, Jacob Nicholas, 3723 Van Buren St.. Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Hulett, Ambrose Clark, Stacy, Minn. 
Nelson, Harry, 3807 Central Ave., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Pfaffendorf, Ernest August, Stacy, Minn. 
Granberg, Alfred William, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
White, Alfred Isaac, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Grundy, Archie Gladstone. Cedar, Minn. 
Smith, David. 565 8th Ave. No., Minneapolis, Minn. 
Schmidt, Alvis Henry, Hugo, Minn. 
Miller, Eugene, R. i. Cedar, ,Minn. 
Haven, Walter Eugene, Cedar, Minn. 
Bruzak, John Z., 4104 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
White, Ivan Sylvanus, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Mecklenberg, Bernard August, R. i, Cedar, Minn. 
Sorteberg, Peter, Anoka, Minn. 

Kaston, Frank, 4316 2nd St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Chkrpentier, Xavier, Hugo, Minn. 
Scudder, George Milton, 909 Gould Ave., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Olson, John Aroup, Fridley, Minn. 

Hankus, John, 4213 Jackson St., CoUnnbia Heights, Minn. 
Rootes, Henry William, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Martisen, Max Alex, Fridley, Minn. 
Gustafson, Robert, Constance, Minn. 
Hansen, Walter, Fridley, Minn. 
Abbott, Ray, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 
Karkhoft', Carl. R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Marander, Gustaf Edwin, Anoka. Minn. 
Johnson, Robert Chester, Anoka, Minn. 
Dawson, Royal Guy, Bethel, Minn. 
Mueller, Arthur Andrew, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Rishoff, Walter Knute, 4124 Quincy St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Betts, John Henry, Silver Lake, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Nestor, John Erick, 3726 Van Buren, Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Geyer, Edwin Morris, Anoka, Minn. 
Ehlen. George Fredrick, Congress St., Anoka, Minn. 
Mclennan, Robert Chauncey, Wyoming, Minn. 
Merrill, Fred B., Anoka, Minn. 
Coulter, Everett E., Congress St., Anoka, Minn. 
Danner, Herman, Anoka, Minn. 
Holden, Charles Gray, Anoka, Minn. 
Nelson, Raymond Hilbert, Fridley, Minn. 
Lapham, Raymond Milton, Anoka, Minn . 
McQuaid, James Raymond, Anoka, Minn. 
Swanson, Dell Leonard, 3914 Polk St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Van Elsberg, George Michael, New Brighton, Minn. 
Johnson, Charley J., R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Cahoon, Cecil Allison, St. Francis, Minn. 
Norris, Thomas Raymond, R. i, Anoka, Minn. 
Pollard, Lloyd Irwin, R. i, Anoka, Minn. 
Dill, William, R. i, Anoka, Minn. 
Nelson, Carl Alfred, Fridley, Minn. 
Lebelle, Ovid, Hugo, Minn. 
Finger, Joe, Fridley, Minn. 
Gardner, Ernest Elester, Fridley, Minn. 
Smith, Frank Harry, Cedar, Minn. 
Wyatt, Tom Clarkson, Bethel, Minn. 
Hitzeman, Edward Fred, Bethel, Minn. 
Peltier, Eugene Oliver, Centerville, Minn. 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



23 



546 Kunshire, Edward, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 

1 154 Mortueson, Einor, 4106 Washington St., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

766 King, Charles Henry, Stacy, Minn. 

734 Swanson, Henry Otto, Constance, Minn. 

1072 Evans, Arthur Tudor, 4324 Madison, Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

511 Keller, John Joseph, Hugo, Minn. 

20s Dougherty, Benjamin Arnold, Wales St., Anoka, Minn. 

913 Axelson, Arthur, Zimmerman, Minn. 

342 Otte. George, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 

860 Mickalson, Edd. Anoka, Minn. 

934 Palmquist, Austin Ferdenand, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

460 McCann, Lloyd, R. i. Anoka, Minn. 

427 Iverson Elmer, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

666 Pettyjohn, Frank Wilkie, Cedar, Minn. 

241 Swanson, Emil Charles, Anoka, Minn. 

40 Sebeck, John, Anoka, Minn. 

572 Whitman, Ray Rex. R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
100 Gove, Arthur Hiram, Anoka, Minn. 

1076 McGrath, Louis James, 3704 Main St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 

1 1 38 Kernan, Roy Edward, 3820 2nd St. N. E.. Minneapolis, 
Minn. 

157 Nelson, George A., A St., Anoka, Minn. 

236 Bryan, Edwin Francis, Anoka, Minn. 

1 168 Johnson, John Christian, 4106 Washington St., Minneapo- 
lis, Minn. 

214 Johnson, Edwin William, Anoka, Minn. 

629 Cotter, George, Fridley, Minn. 

647 Koons, Emerson Winfield Lewis, Fridlej', Minn. 

864 Spurrell, Anthony, Anoka, Minn. 

29 Harrington, Charles Augustus, Anoka, Minn. 

918 Dickinson, William H., Jr., St. Francis, Minn. 

533 Strieker, George, R. 3. Forest Lake, Minn. 

1 159 Nordstrom, Benjamin Lawrence, 3703 Van Buren St., 
Columbia Heights, Minn. 

114 Hastings, Gilbert James, Anoka, Minn. 

151 Hall, Ozro John, E St., Anoka, Minn. 

61 Oakes, Joseph Oswald, Anoka, Minn. 

603 Mulcare, Eugene James, Fridley, Minn. 

618 Walls, Russell Alexander, Fridley, Minn. 

986 Krous, John, 4408 6th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 

209 Armstrong, Archie Finch. Anoka, Minn. 

mo Lindberg. Nobel Lawrence, 41 11 3rd St. N. E., Columbia, 
Heights, Minn. 

777 Gatzow, John, Wyoming, Minn. 

33 Stearns, Earl E., Anoka, Minn. 

32 Rogers, Charles William, Anoka, Minn. 

954 Johnson, Peter, Bethel, Minn. 

1071 Hanson, Arthur Olaf, 3933 Jackson St., Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

63 Christenson, Irving P., Anoka, Minn. 

994 Cheslock, William \Valter, 920 42nd Ave. N. E., Columbia, 

Heights, Minn. 

758 Moline, Enoch Benard, Constance, Minn. 

362 Menne, Michael, R. i. New Brighton, Minn. 

816 Sykes, Harold Arthur, Cedar, Minn. 

371 McDonough, Thomas E., Box 56, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 

529 Wallan Charles. Hugo, Minn. 

64 Cronkhite, Alva George, Anoka, Minn. 
382 Powell. Roy Alfred. R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 
224 Rounsville, Frank Hubert, Anoka, Minn. 
818 Fowler, Harold Douglas, Cedar, Minn. 

762 Soderquist, Nils William, Constance, Minn. 

931 Lindbloom, John S., St. Francis. Minn. 

I0I3 Forsberg, Peter, loii 41st Ave., Columbia Heights, Minn. 

1042 Downie, James Bennett, 4817 Central Ave., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

449 Carlstedt, Arthur, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

41 Lindsay, Harold W., Anoka, Minn. 
48 Wuest, Henry, Anoka, Minn. 

38 Dahlheinier, Albert Philip, Anoka, Minn. 

742 Peterson, Carl. Constance, Minn. 
640 Johnson, Oscar, Fridley, Minn. 

127 Carlson, John Alexander, sth Ave., Anoka, Minn. 

1086 Kelley, John, 4318 6th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 

668 Stromgren, Axel E., Constance, Minn. 

88 Curial, Attwater Treat, Anoka, Minn. 

1074 Karpinski, John Edward, 3940 Tyler St., Columbia, 
Heights, Minn. 

743 Mattson, Amandus Lenard, Wyoming, Minn. 
827 Kostner, Earl Edward, Cedar, Minn. 

1038 Hulsing, Harry O., 691 40th Ave., Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

976 LaBelle, Amie, Centerville, Minn. 

473 Schellenberger, Lorenr Adolph, Hugo, Minn. 

287 Johnson, Abel Henning, Cedar, Minn. 

586 Dahlberg, Ernest Fred, R. i, Wyoming, Minn. 

260 Baker, Louie Ludwig, Wyoming, Minn. 

527 Lichtscheidl, Joseph George, Hugo, Minn. 

254 Smith, Frank John, Bethel, Minn. 

446 Koehler, Henry William, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

89 Cutter, Leeds Hancock, Anoka, Minn. 

932 Reiman, Paul Emil, R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 
863 Luthi, Benjamin Charles, Anoka, Minn. 

358 Rickaby, Forest Harold, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 

451 Sabey, Arthur, R. 2, Anoka. Minn. 

745 Livgard, Oliver, Constance, Minn. 

573 Whitman, Harry Charles, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 



"37 
1 106 
308 
429 
1055 

394 
1025 

417 
354 
445 
217 
259 
1068 

322 
I120 

242 
702 
232 
597 
694 
198 
1018 

799 
671 
561 
195 
1061 

145 

98 

1053 

801 

286 

990 

44 

226 

7 

846 

398 

216 

847 

302 

26 

1123 

662 
475 
641 

1 104 
239 
852 
942 

"45 

975 

82 

478 

479 

55 

592 

461 

480 

I127 

674 
372 
42 
431 
106 
639 
425 
1092 



423 

"44 

462 

238 

1080 

176 
415 
409 
453 
973 
890 
294 
408 
804 
230 
271 
375 
65 
282 



Niygren, Adolph, 4023 Central, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Krempet, Felek, 4429 Central, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Lee. Edwin, Adrial, Cedar, Minn. 

Middelstadt, Theo. E., R. 3. Elk River, Minn. 

Allie, Lafayette Joseph, 3802 Jackson St. N. E., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Schuldt, Frank Charles, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Madsen, Henry, 45th and 8th St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Marohn, Fred G., R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Meister, Anton, Anoka, Minn. 
Nutter, Leslie Lincoln, R. i, Anoka. Minn. 
Pearson, George Constantine, Anoka, Minn. 
Rasmusen, George Elvin, Wyoming, Minn. 
Nestor, Carl _ Arvid, 3726 Van Buren St., Columbia, 

Heights, Minn. 
Broadbent, Thomas, Cedar, Minn. 
Peterson, John Sveree, 4482 6th St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Borg, Oilman Harvey, Anoka, Minn. 
Casadont, Lawrence, Constance, Alinn. 
Kelley, Frank Newton, Anoka, Minn. 
Lindquist, Edward Victor, Fridley, Minn. 
Palm, John Alfred, Constance, Minn. 
O'Malley, Stephen, 4th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 
Forde, Engle John, 38 11 Central, Ave., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Martin, Harry, R. i, Anoka Minn. 
Johnson, Hampton, Anoka, Minn. 
Hansen, Harry Andrew, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Rahders, Randolph W., sth Ave.. Anoka. Minn. 
Johnson, Hans, 3700 Central, care of Reservoir Stock 

Branch, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Bjorlin, William, Anoka, Minn. 
Paulsrud, Gehard Elmer, Anoka, Minn. 
Nygaard, Walter John, 929 41st Ave., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Bean, Earl LeRoy, Cedar, Minn. 
Engquist, Frank Godfred, Bethel, Minn. 
Sunberg, Gust. 686 40th Ave., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Popadi, Martin, Anoka, Minn. 
Devendorf, Oliver Lee, Anoka, Minn. 
Briere, Arthur, Anoka, Minn. 
Olson, Arthur, Anoka. Minn. 
Kluge, Bruno, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Buhlis. Arthur F., Anoka, Minn. 
Hanson, John Harvey, Anoka, Minn. 
Parsons, David Reese, Cedar, Minn. 
Kellner, Frank, Jr., Anoka, Minn. 
Lang, John Joseph, 3701 Jackson, Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Driskell, Alfred Harvey, Fridley, Minn. 
Rehbein, Herman August, Hugo, Minn. 
Riedel, Walter Herman, Fridley, Minn. 
Broten, Charles, 4825 5th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Wanbaugh, Fredolin John, Anoka, Minn. 
Crandall, .Tames Harold, Anoka. Minn. 
Lilja, David. Bethel, Minn. 
Kolberg, John George, 4429 3rd St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Scott, Laurence H.. Centerville. Minn. 
Rivard, Demos, Anoka, Minn. 
Hansen, Roy William, White Bear, Minn. 
Dupre, Henry Joseph, Forest Lake. Minn. 
Bean, William Elliott. Anoka, Minn. 
Olson, Axel Edwin, Fridley. Minn. 
Breyen, Leonard Henry, R. i, Anoka, Minn. 
Seabloom, Harold. Hugo, Minn. 
Bentzen. Arthur Leroy 4401 4th St.. Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Carlson, Clarence, Constance, Minn. 
Norwood. Sverre, Box 56, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 
HoUis, Gerald Donald, Anoka, Minn. 
Goltsch, Wm. Adam, R. i. Cedar, Minn. 
Woodworth, Clyde Warren. Anoka, Minn. 
Titus, George Britton, Fridley, Minn. 
Connett, Frank, R. 2, Anoka. Minn. 
Skow, Nels Peter, 4413 Madison, Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Sheley, Ross W., Anoka, Minn. 
Hoist, Fred Clarence, R. i. Cedar, Minn. 
Swanson, Gilbert, 3939 Quincy, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Wirz, Henry G., R. i, Anoka, Minn. 
Wanbaugh Joseph Henry, Anoka, Minn. 
Wass, John Torston Emanual, 4"9 7th St., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Lundby, Anton C, 4th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 
Donald, Oliver Roy, R. 3. Elk River, Minn. 
Lcistico, Edward Albert, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Koehler, Ernest, R. 3, Elk River. Minn. 
O'Neill, John Bernard, Centerville, Minn. 
Erickson, Albert, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Henrickson, Charles Elof, Cedar, Minn. i 

Whipple, John Flansburg, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Gibson, Fred Clare, Cedar, Minn. ' 

Adams, William Garfield, Fridley, Minn. 
Larson, Ebert Adolph, Wyoming, Minn. _ J 

Oehman, Joseph Martin, R. 2, Anoka, Minn. ' 

Caswell, Keith P., Anoka, Minn. '', 

Anderson, Edward, Cedar, Minn. 



24 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



1158 



1069 

7SI 
1046 

61S 

1029 

455 

833 

483 

881 

1087 

346 

457 

62 

207 

67 

646 



5 -'8 
912 
77 
699 
248 
521 
695 
947 
614 
1134 

160 

283 
1027 

1003 

817 

59 

81S 

1126 

612 
869 
764 
359 
984 

724 
938 
497 
667 
1037 

463 

84 

531 

468 

859 

663 

469 

245 

580 

351 

94 

148 

14 



109 
892 
782 
251 
180 
598 
82s 
960 
658 
941 
1131 

631 
1040 

879 
746 
655 
583 
830 
995 
914 
791 
69 
1I16 

845 



Smith, George William, 715 38th Ave. N. E., Minneapolis, 

Minn. 
Walsh, Phillip Francis, 3926 Tyler St., Columbia Heights. 

Minn. 
Lind, Victor Able, 4219 3rd St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Sandberg, Sigrud, Constance, Minn. 
Blixt Alfred Walter, 800 40th Ave., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Hoyer, Charles Henry, Fridley, Minn. 

Malrek, Charles, 4104 2nd St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Nemitz, Otto, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Pitman, Howard Lewis, R. i, Cedar, Minn. 
Rehbein, Henry Clarence, Hugo, Minn. 
Peterson, Albert Walter, Anoka, Minn. 
Kure, Hans, 1121 Gould Ave., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Bjorkman, Carl, New Brighton, Minn. 
Norris, Bernard Alfred, R. i, Anoka, Minn. 
Plunt, Raymond H., Anoka, Minn. 
Larson, Harry, Anoka, Minn. 
Chamberlain, Eddie, Anoka, Minn. 
Hayes, William Sylvester, Fridley, Minn. 
Larson, Edwin, 4124 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Molitor, Llerman Carl, Hugo, Minn. 
Axelson, John, Jr., Zimmerman, Minn. 
Hendreickson, John Lambert, Anoka, Minn. 
Gores, Frank Christ, Anoka, Minn. 
Johnston, Steve, Cedar, Minn. 
Cartier, George Frank, Hugo, Minn. 
Hanson, Eddie, Constance, Minn. 
Nye, Edgar Wilson, Bethel, Minn. 
Hennes, John, Fridley, Minn. 
Holtz, Theodore Louis, 3909 Tyler St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Sward, A.xel, North St., Anoka, Minn. 
Anderson, Joe, Cedar, Minn. 
Stephenson, Kelsie Wilbur, 3924 5th St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Ostop, Joseph, 4109 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Smith, Ashton Kelley, Cedar, Minn. 
McAloney, Kenneth William, Anoka, Minn. 
Engstrom, Reynold, Cedar, Minn. 
Russ. Otis Herman, 4033 5th St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Jensen, Jens Christ, Fridley, Minn. 
Rhyan, Charles Edward, Anoka, Minn. 
Hewson, Lester Elliott, Stacy, Minn. 
Rickaby, Melvin Roy, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 
Carroll, John William, 3912 Tyler. St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Baldwin Rue, Walter, Constance, Minn. 
Leathers. Robt. Earl.. St. Francis, Minn 
Noren, John Edward, New Brighton, Minn. 
Peterson, George Alfred, Cedar, Minn. 
Severson, Alfred, 3920 Van Buren, Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Wirz. Edward Will, R. i. Cedar, Minn. 
DeJarlais, Emery, Anoka, Minn. 
Barott, John Alfred, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Prziborowski, Josef, Hugo, Minn. 
Dill, Gus A., Anoka, Minn. 

Hartwell, Wesley, 46% Ave. and Monroe, Fridley, Minn. 
Krueger, William Ernest, New Brighton, Minn. 
Pulson, Chester Eugene, Anoka, Minn., R. 3. 
Hanbel. Henry John. R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Travers, Daniel Fred, New Brighton, Minn. 
Williams, Robert Johnson, Anoka, Minn. 
Tallefson, Alton E., Big Lake, Minn. 
Weaver, Charles Baldwin, Anoka, Minn. 
Hooker. Wallace, 3806 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Wilberg, Henry, Anoka, Minn. 
Redmann, Edward, R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 
Boettcher, Julius August, Stacy, Minn. 
Henrikson, August Amanuel, Cedar, Minn. 
Erickson, Alfred. 6th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 
Oswald, John. Fridley, Minn. 
Norris, Harold Edwin, R. i, Anoka. Minn. 
Johnson, Carl Richard, Bethel, Minn. 
Sullivan. Joseph Daniel, Fridley, Minn. 
Norin, Anton, Bethel. Minn. 
Eckstrom, Carl Nathanial, 3939 Quincy St., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Pollock, Joseph, Fridley, Minn. 
Stanchfield, Glen Rayearl, 5 116 4th St. N. E., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Swanson, Julius, Anoka, Minn. 
Lundberg, Oscar William, Constance, Minn. 
Riedel, Paul Rudi, Fridley, Minn. 
Gardeen, Carl Johan, R. i, Wyoming, Minn. 
Pauling, Douglas Glen, R. i. Cedar, Minn. 
Schaffer, Nicholas. 4321 4th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Steinke, George, R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 
Donahue, Wallace, Cedar, Minn. 
Blewett, Harold Eugene, Anoka, Minn. 
Dawson, Robert, Everett, 3708 Van Buren, Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Haigh, Arthur, Anoka, Minn. 



1129 

873 
1036 

790 

1155 

174 
310 
414 
763 
307 
991 

569 

553 

1084 

625 
402 
459 
161 
1009 



659 
361 
709 
909 

129 
1153 

213 
46s 
1096 

163 

665 

1115 

904 
1015 

1164 

405 
250 
88s 

1147 
959 
329 
628 
426 
823 
246 
731 
682 
768 
955 
627 

1063 

99 

365 

144 

1136 

551 
916 
756 
428 
1090 



850 
523 

Iiii 
855 
902 
891 
669 

1030 
104 
540 
79 
579 
740 
83 
142 
649 
559 
899 

1149 
788 
793 
534 
119 
630 



Bard, William Cripper, 4123 Madison, Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Bergslien, John, Anoka. Minn. 
Owens, Thomas Bernard, 3908 Main St., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Freming. Olaf. Stacy. Minn. 
Ostmoe, Theodore, 4009 Madison, Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Carlson, Fred W., C St., Anoka. Minn. 
Chapman, Dale, Cedar, Minn. 
Dill, Charles R. i, Anoka, Minn. 
Hewson Harold R., Linwood, Minn. 
Soderquist, Albert Davis, Cedar, Minn. 
Walton, Vasco Estin, 4108 Jefferson, Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Lane, Donald Cameron, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Dupre, Amie Lorence, Hugo, Minn. 
Bracken, Jess James, 1102 Gould Ave., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Buzilla, Louis, Fridley, Minn. 
Breyen, John Herman, R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 
McCann, Maurice, R. i, Anoka, Minn. 
Thurston, Lloyd P., Van Buren St., Anoka, Minn. 
Jencopale, Joseph, 42nd Ave. and Central, Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Deering, Charles William, 6th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 
Sullivan, John James, Fridley, Minn. 
Stanford, Mortimer Hiram, R. i, New Brighton, Minn. 
Thompson, Reuben, Constance, Minn. 
Israel. Herman Richard, 615 33rd Ave. N., Minneapolis, 

Minn. 
Walburn, John Edgar, 6th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 
West, Fred Henry, 4308 Central Ave., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Barney, Charles H., Anoka, Minn. 
Barden, Walter Orson, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Nicholson, Robert Albert, 44th and one bl. 'W. R. Bin, 

Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Hilderbrand, Edward H., Anoka, Minn. 
Cramer, Ray, Anoka, Minn. 
Engen, Gilman, 4409 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Sandey, William Frederick, R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 
Winter, Fredrick William, 3714 Central, Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Johnson, Jasper Eolion, 4105 sth St. N. E., Minneapolis, 

Minn. 
Schimbeno, Paul H., R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 
Valenta, George Raymond, Cedar, Minn. 
McDaniel, Robert R., Anoka. Minn. 
Matson, Axel, 4202 Quincy, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Strandin, Paul Robert, Bethel, Minn. 
Eggen, Ole, R. 4, Anoka, Minn. 
Cavender, Walter John, Fridley, Minn. 
Beck, James A., R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 
Smith, George Henry, Cedar, Minn. 
Nelson, Alfred, Bethel, Minn. 
Mathesen, Carl William, Wyoming, Minn. 
Thompson, Frank, Constance, Minn. 
Allquist, Earl Frederick, Stacy, Minn. 
Wyatt, Walter James, Bethel. Minn. 
Hanson, Ernest Fardenand, Fridley, Minn. 
Arnold, Hans James Emanuel, 4415 2% St.. Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Green, Roy Jackson, Anoka, Minn. 
Faymoville, Frank, R. i. New Brighton, Minn. 
Morton, Daniel E., Anoka, Minn. 
Carlson, John August, 4107 Monroe St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Dupre, George Joseph, R. 2, Hugo, Minn. 
Steinke, Henry Robert, R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 
Olson. Elmer Godfrey, Constance, Minn. 
Iverson, Ole, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Bakken, Arthur Martin, 3716 University Ave., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Johnson, Em"il Sigfred, Cedar, Minn. 
Grything, Tom P., Anoka, Minn. 
Kammerer, William John, Hugo, Minn. 
Lindberg, Phillip, 500 40th Ave., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Anderson, Ole A., Elk River, Minn. 
Reiman, Albert, R. i. Bethel, Minn. 
Wredberg, Simon, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Stromgren, Knute E., Cedar, Minn. 

Malarek, Andrew, 4104 2nd St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Henning, Frederick Eugene, Anoka, Minn. 
Kunshire, Alex, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Shaw, John Marshall, Anoka, Minn. 
Stoner, Ray Earl. R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Moore, Charlie, R. 4, Anoka, Minn. 
Kellner, Anton Louis, Anoka, Minn. 
Bjorlin. Victor, Anoka. Minn. 
Nelson, Bernard Benjamin, Fridley, Minn. 
Groves, Ernest Clyde, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Gilson, George Gustaf, R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 
Judd, George, 41 17 6th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Grant, Logan Arthur, Wyoming, Minn. 
Sandoz, Clarence Edward, R. i, Anoka, Minn. 
Stachowizk, Frank John, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Kirk, Ernest Eugene, Anoka, Minn. 
Hansen, William Willie, Fridley, Minn. 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUXTY 



25 



901 
1052 

803 
135 
648 
643 
1000 

946 
291 
1012 



554 
454 
1079 
962 
953 
13 
20 
835 
467 
319 
999 
131 
87 
915 
313 
476 
313 
270 
928 
543 
397 
339 
348 
318 
S16 
491 
720 
190 
279 
844 
716 
1082 

"13 



37 

910 

413 

1033 

903 

697 
210 
381 

594 

494 

95 

498 

545 
92 
831 
306 
998 

317 
696 
50 
244 
153 
1017 

231 
969 

34 
761 
787 
680 

81 



St., Columbia 



5th St. N. E., Columbia 
Minn. 



Schulte, Bennie, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

Cooper, William Henery, 3700 Central, Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Smith, Roderick Duncan, Cedar, Minn. 
McCarthy, John, Anoka, Minn. 
Anderson, Alfred Sveer, Fridley, Minn. 
Hansen, George Herbert, Fridley, Minn. 
Sandholm, Holman Grover, 4020 4th 

Heights, Minn. 
Grace, Floyd, Bethel, Minn. 
Hughes, Joseph, Bethel, Minn. 
Morin, John Benjamin, 4324 

Heights, Minn. 
Egan, Edward Lawrence, Cedar, 
Jurck, Stanley, Hugo, Minn. 
Banke, Theodore, R. 3, Elk River. Minn. 
Shea, James,^47ii Madison, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Ledin, RudoFph Emanuel, Bethel, Minn. 
Ericson. Eric Godfrey, Bethel, Minn. 
Eden, Ernest William, Anoka, Minn. 
Pinkney, Loren G., Anoka, Minn. 
Kable, Arthur Floyd, Cedar, Minn. 
Hussuik, Antony, New Brighton, Jlinn. 
Kable, Rolland. Cedar, Minn. 

Malm, Nels Oscar, 4031 5th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Johnson, Allen Dever Warner, 4th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 
Thurston, Clayton Blaine, Anoka, Minn. 
Peterson, Francis Oscar, St. Francis, Minn. 
Anderson, Ernest Anton, Wyoming, Minn. 
LeBelle, William, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Johnson, Carl Oscar, Wyoming, Minn. 
Anderson, Arthur Pete, Cedar, Minn. 
Mattatat, Fred William, R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 
Pederson, Einer, Wyoming. J^Iinn. 
Wickstrom, Alfred R. 2, Anoka. Minn. 
Johnson, Carl Oscar Albert, R. 4, Anoka, Minn. 
Van Elsberg, Robert John, Jr., New Brighton, Mim- 

Edfest. Lars Gustaf, Cedar, Minn. 

Charpertier. Leon. Hugo, Minn. 
Dupree, Mitchel Louis, Hugo, Minn. 

W"hite, William Moore, Cedar, Minn. 

Johnson, Gerherd Gust, Prairie St., Anoka, Minn. 

Carson, James Blain, Cedar. Minn. 

Hanson, Henry P. Anoka, Minn. 

Wesley. James, Anoka, Minn. 

Mortell, Frank Nickolis, 210 40th Ave., 
Heights, Minn. 

Stahowiak, William, 4122 W'ashington N. E., 
Heights, Minn. 

Sebaugh, Henry John, Anoka. Minn. 

Hennicke, Harvey W., Anoka, Minn. 

Wredberg. Chas. Philip, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

Paulson, Albert, R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 

Champeau, Louis, 4228 7tli St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Johnson, Hilmer John, 2423 24th Ave. S., Minneapolis, 
Minn. 

Snow, Sidney Frank, Anoka. Minn. 

Smith, Howard P., Anoka, Minn. 

Paulson, Paul Bernhard, R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 

Lewellen, Joseph Clark, Fridley, Minn. 

Helson, Charles Hillier, New Brighton, Minn. 

Lindgren, Harold Gust, Anoka, Minn. 

Houle, John J., Hugo, Minn. 

Jenson, Nels Peter, R. i. Wyoming, Minn. 

Price, Howard Elmer, Anoka, Minn. 

Larson, Harry Clifford, Cedar, Minn. 

Anderson, Henry Walter, Cedar, Minn. 

Carlson, Alvar Rudolph. 4122 6th St. N. E., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

Spindler, Ernest. Cedar, Minn. 

Thorson, Martin Theodore, Anoka, Minn. 

Pusch, Adolph. Anoka, Minn. 

Swanson, Henry, Anoka, Minn. 

Ward, Everett A., E. St., Anoka, Minn. 
Kapka, George Harry Grover, 4016 6th St. N. E., Co- 
lumbia Heights, Minn. 

Adams, Frank. Fridley, Minn. 

Dupree, Jcdeon Joseph, Centerville, 

Lindsay, Wayne C, Anoka, Minn. 

Peterson, Edwin Leonard, R. 2, 



826 
296 
489 
1005 

380 
395 

27 
547 
1125 
884 
943 
798 
132 
589 
834 



Columbia 
Columbia 



Minn. 



Wyoming, Minn. 



Szymanski, Louis Joe, .Stacy, Minn. 

Staples, Ralpli Matthew, Anoka, Minn. 

Larsen, William, Anoka, Minn. 

Johnson, Carl Gedeon, Cedar, Minn. 

.Swanson. Carl Alfred, R. i, Anoka, Minn. 

Donahue, Willis Ray, Bethel, Minn. 

Dufresne, Joseph Rivard, Hugo, Minn. 

Oie, Ingebriet, 41 19 Monroe St., Columbia Heights, 

^linn. 
Sundeen. Walter, Elk River, Minn. 
Karkhoff, Frank Charles, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Card, Charles Edward, Anoka. Minn. 
Pedersen, John, R. i. Wyoming, Minn. 
Behun, John 939 43rd Ave., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Pierre, Albert, Anoka, Minn, 
Peters, Henry Levi. Bethel. Minn. 
Luchsinger, Roy, Cedar, Minn. 
Boyd, Eugene Harrison, 7th Ave.. Anoka. Minn. 
Mulcare, Thomas Edward, Fridley, Minn. 
Pontius, Ivin, Cedar, Minn. 



323 

289 

1093 

443 
24 
951 
779 
558 
389 
1162 

1047 

728 
690 
"33 

149 
482 
97 
219 
693 
839 

1094 

45 

605 

687 

186 

"35 
541 
247 
179 
684 
997 

922 
253 
263 
577 
732 
661 
727 
584 
496 
811 
12 
897 
1078 
748 
108 
178 
377 
9 
347 
70 
16 
952 
595 
789 
849 
134 
607 
374 
925 
173 
184 
819 
166 
1039 

474 
60 
518 
759 
208 
293 
771 
785 
404 
137 
369 
575 
277 
987 

411 
80 
266 
123 
249 
204 
387 
108s 

921 
139 
57 
159 
419 



E., Columbia 



Johnson, Carl Johan Robert. R. i, Anoka, Minn 

Anderson, Arthur Carl, Cedar, Minn. 

Myyoniw, Nykota, 615 40th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Morton, Paul Fredrick, R. i, Anoka, Minn. 
Wilberg, Edward W.. Anoka, Minn. 
Nelson, Martin Stanton, Bethel. Minn. 
Carlisle, Clifford Ames, Wyoming. Minn. 
Van Syoc, Ray E.. Forest Lake. Minn. 
Lane. Edwin Samuel, R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 
McDonald, Howard Gary, 619 Mill St. N. 

Heights, Minn. 
Netkow, Anthony John, 3954 Tyler St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Lundberg, Arthur Melvin, Wvoming, Minn. 
Walter, Bertram Oliver, Constance, Minn. 
Anderson, Harry John, 4029 4th St. N. E.. Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Jacob, Lewis O.. 6th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 
Peterson, Carl Harold, Hugo, Minn. 
Prescott, Ernest Fred, Anoka, Minn. 
Needham, Robert Edward. Anoka, Minn. 
Bogren, Walfred, Constance, Minn. 
Domler, Leander James, Bethel, Minn. 

Colberg. Gust, 4304 Quincy St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Leger, Lawrence, Anoka, Minn. 
Livingston, William Dulanie, Fridley, Minn. 
Johnson, Herbert John, Anoka, Minn. 
Johnson, Arthur A.. E St.. Anoka. Minn. 
Seelert, Carl, 3708 Central Ave., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Groess, Frank, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Brooks, Willis Cornelius, Cedar, Minn. 
Peters, Charles Ambrohz, C St., Anoka, Minn. 
Faherty, James Patrick, Anoka, Minn. 
Eickstadt, William John, 3804 Jackson St., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Gale, Joe William, R. 4, Isanti, Minn. 
Starkey, Roy Allen, Cedar, Minn. 
Swanson, Flerbert Erick. Bethel. Minn. 
White. Alvin King, R. 3. Forest Lake, Minn. 
Gustafson, Alve Theodore, R. 4, Anoka, Minn. 
Osborne, Walter Francis, Fridley, Minn. 
Lundberg, Oscar Adolf, Wyoming, Minn. 
Gardeen, Albert Walter, R. i, Wyoming, Minn. 
Parisean, Louis, Hugo, Minn. 
Tanner, Harold Franklin. Cedar, Minn. 
Mounier, Max. Anoka, Minn. 
Warner, Herman, R. 2. Bethel, Minn. 
Elko, Peter. 4418 Madison, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Peterson, John Arvid, Constance, Minn. 
Briere, Pierre Louis, Anoka, Minn. 
Smith, Bert O., Becker St., Anoka, Minn. 
Paulson, Oscar John, R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 
Sheley, Ralph E., Anoka, Minn. 
Carlson, Oscar, New Brighton, Minn. 
Peterson, Mervin Walter, Anoka, Minn. 
Celuh, Joseph. Anoka. Minn. 
Hughes, William. Bethel, Minn. 
Wagner, Fred William, Fridley, Minn. 
Peterson, Erwin Victor. Wyoming, Minn. 
Eppes, Harry. Anoka. Minn. 
Allison, Leonard B., Anoka. Minn. 
Bragg, Wayne Eugene, Fridley, Minn. 
Anderson, Henry Jess. Bo.x 42, R. 4, .\noka, Minn. 
Leon, Edward Gerhard, R. i. Cedar. Minn. 
Eden, Dan Lester, Anoka, Minn. 
King, Estes W., 4th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 
Lowell, Ralph Clifford, Cedar, Minn. 
Johnson. Ernest Emanuel, 5th Ave., Anoka, 
Burfeldt, Hjalmer Fritiof, 689 40th Ave., 

Heights. Minn. 
Lichtscheidl, Henry. Hugo, Minn. 
Anderson, Andrew, Anoka, Minn. 
Dupre, Willie, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Erickson, George Arthur, R. 4, Anoka, iMinn. 
Parker, Warren Samuel, Anoka, Minn. 
Henrickson, Frank Henrik, Cedar, Minn. 
Anderson, Oscar Gustave, Stacy, Minn. 
Peterson, Evan Edward. Stacy, Minn. 
Hoist, Frank Rudolph. R. i. Cedar, Minn. 
Howell, George L, Anoka. Minn. 
Edmonson, Harrison, R. 4, Anoka. Minn. 
Andersen. Edward Louis, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Jackson, John Walfred, Cedar. Minn. 
Clough. Raymond M., 4827 5th St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Norris, Leroy P., R, i, Anoka, Minn. 
Bergeron. Henry Martin. Anoka. Minn. 
Nelson, Victor Vicclious, Bethel, Minn. 
McGinty. Charles. Anoka, Minn. 
Johnson, Ernest Victor, Cedar, Minn. 
Peterson, Nordahl. Anoka. Minn. 

Engbloom, Oscar Victor, Napoleon, R. 3. Elk River, Minn 
Clark, Frank Lavander, 3705 Jackson, Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Carlson. Claus Malcom, R. 4. Isanti. Minn. 
Brandell, IClmor, 4tli Ave, N.. Anokn, Minn. 
Fiddyment. Howard Daniel, Anoka, Minn. 
Larson, Elmer V., Anoka, Minn. 
Middelstadt. Willie II., R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 



Minn. 
Columbia 



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197 
338 

i6s 
767 
334 
386 

lOOI 

252 

78 

703 

1 04 1 

644 

683 
1062 

412 
1026 

996 

301 
1056 

733 
1044 

S87 
828 
937 
490 
340 
706 
729 
401 
719 
515 

IIOO 

255 
568 
538 

22 
171 
234 

S3 
276 
774 
439 
820 
225 
517 
I122 

85 
893 

73 
610 
152 
520 
967 

28 



472 
484 
722 
314 
162 
1006 

i8r 
632 
599 
243 
686 
170 

367 
651 
324 

502 

723 

888 

lOI 

116 
795 
535 
193 
333 
853 
794 
1165 
235 
971 
330 
147 
39 
653 
273 
670 
510 
917 



Lindstrom, Peter, Pine St., Anoka, Minn. 

Fries, William, R, 3, Anoka, Minn. 

Smith, Joseph, 3rd Ave., Anoka, Minn. 

Westlund, Earnest William, Stacy, Minn. 

Barrett, Clifford, R. 3. Anoka, Minn. 

Schulke, Herman William, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

Thomas, William David, Sr., 4029 Central Ave., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Larson, Henning Albert, Bethel, Minn. 
Swanson, Clarence Earl, Anoka, Minn. 
Erickson, Evald Nathanal, Constance, Minn. 
Mankowske, Stanley Michael, 1012 41st Ave., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Jacobson, John Adolph, Fridley, Minn. 
Rollin, .John Alfred, Constance, Minn. 
Morris, John, 4202 Washington, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Swanson, Manley, R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 

Browning, Allen, 4011 7th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Lemere, Joseph Charles, 705 38th Ave., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Rogers, Franklin Leroy, Bethel, Minn. 
Thompson, Anton, 4326 5th St. N. E., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Anderson, Gustaf Adolf, R. 4, Anoka, Minn. 
Sabrail, Hector Amie, 4324 3rd St. N. E., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Stenstrom, Benjamin, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Mecklenberg, Daniel Oscar, Cedar, Minn. 
Krueger, Leo, R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 
Norris, Grove Matthew, Hugo, Minn. 
Sander. Gustaf Earnest, R. i, Fridley, Minn. 
Koehnen, Edward J., Constance, Minn. 
Benson, Clarence William, Constance, Minn. 
Jude, Charlie Oliver, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Horgen, Albert Martin, Constance, Minn. 
Lichschiel, Edward John, Hugo, Minn. 
Baker, Morris, 4100 4th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Richardson, Joseph Henry, Bethel, Minn. 
Altenburger, John Louis, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Bakkenson. James Peter, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Richardson, Kenneth C, Anoka, Minn. 
Groat, James J., 7th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 
Gillespie, Giorge Francis, Anoka, Minn. 
Erickson, Fred Arthur, Anoka, Minn. 
Cederholm, Julius Wilbert, Cedar, Minn. 
Pfaffendorf, William Frederick, Stacy, Minn. 
Bergsten, Carl Alfred, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Henrikson, Hilbert, Cedar, Minn. 
Rounsville, Harry Walter, Anoka, Minn. 
Anderson, Theodore Rungell, Hugo, Minn. 
Sorenson, Gus Oggie, 405 37th Ave. N., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Penney, Leonard Everett, Anoka, Minn. 
Danner, Fred. R. 2, Bethel. Minn. 
Bradeen, Leon Edgar, Anoka, Minn. 
Christenson, Elmer John, Fridley, Minn. 
Jedlika, Wencil, 5th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 
Weber, Leonard W., Hugo, Minn. 
Durham, Fabian, Centerville, Minn. 
Freeburg, Archie Leon. Anoka, Minn. 
Sandberg, Emil, Constance, Minn. 
Wenzel, Lewis, Hugo, Minn. 
Gustafson, Fredolph, Hugo, Minn. 
Schronrock, Willie Lorence, Constance, Minn. 
Anderson, Theodore, Wyoming, Minn. 
Cyr, Paul Napoleon, Harrison St., Anoka, Minn. 
Porter, Charles Edward, 37th and Johnson St., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Rush, William Levi, 4th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 
Kakareka, William, Fridley, Minn. 
Anderson, Christoffer, Fridley, Minn. 
Swanson, Oscar John, Anoka, Minn. 
Faherty, Joseph Leo, Anoka, Minn. 
Holden, Archibald Thomas Neuton, Jackson St., Anoka, 

Minn. 
Donning, Jacob Otto, New Brighton, Minn. 
Hartman, Carl Frederick, Fridley, Minn . 
Carlson, Gustaf Adolph, R. i, Anoka, Minn. 
Skaar, Edwin Cornelius, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Berglund, Robert John, Constance, Minn. 
Kubler, Frederick H., Anoka, Minn. 
Ridge, William Lloyd, Anoka, Minn. 
Clark, Robert Keith, Anoka, Minn. 
Corrigan, John Henry, Cedar, Minn. 
Grubbs, John William, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Chamberlain, Clarence E., D St., Anoka, Minn. 
Cameron, Charles Robert, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 
Wayne, John William, Anoka, Minn. 
Smith, Everett H., R. i, Anoka, Minn. 
Campbell, Neil H.. Box 594, Anoka, Minn. 
Lauer, William Everett, Anoka, Minn. 
Proulx, Antoine, Centerville, Minn. 
Eggan, Severt, R. 4, Anoka, Minn. 
Caswell, Robert K., Jackson St., Anoka, Minn. 
Gillespie, Paul S., Anoka, Minn. 
Christensen. John Robert, Fridley, Minn. 
Swanson, Albert, Wyoming, Minn. 
Clark, Clyde W., Cedar, Minn. 
Schmidt, Paul Carl Robert, Hugo, Minn. 
Anderson, Bert Robert, St. Francis, Minn. 



35 

765 
47 
936 
III 
364 
125 
522 
466 
74 
626 
591 
503 
295 
865 
177 
167 
201 
141 
754 
908 
842 
1019 
1 140 

708 
992 

495 
68 

654 
366 
537 
66 
718 
752 
227 
^90 
399 
281 
448 
673 
464 
730 
I128 

1089 

no 
512 
894 
370 
1124 



143 
120 
434 
256 
621 
660 
1060 

485 

2 

264 



215 

500 

385 

1130 

3 

1157 
710 
678 
118 
701 
508 
505 
737 
220 
813 
304 

1 169 
876 
384 
188 
956 
471 



261 
907 
172 
200 
376 
192 
233 



McKinney, Ray Archie. Anoka, Minn. 

Johnson, Ralph Herbert, Stacy, Minn. 

Rathbun, John, Anoka, Minn. 

Westphal, Robert H., R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 

Palmer, George William, Anoka, Minn. 

Frischmon, John, R. i, New Brighton, Minn. 

Auspos, Arnold Albert, Harrison St., Anoka, Minn. 

Golden, Joseph, Hugo, Minn. 

Barthol, Raymond, 775 Thomas St., St. Paul, Minn. 

Elliason, Marshall Angell, Anoka, Minn. 

Hansen, Henry Edward, Fridley, Minn. 

Kramer, Anton, Fridley, Minn. 

Houle, Harris, Hugo, Minn. 

Nelson, Walter Vener, Cedar, Minn. 

Corbin, Mose, Anoka, Minn. 

Sherman, George Edmand, 4th Ave., Anoka. Minn. 

Nelson, Harry Andrew, C St., Anoka, Minn. 

Chrechepis, Andrew, Jackson St., Anoka, Minn. 

McGraw, Elfiott, Anoka, Minn. 

Boxwell, Stanley Virgil, R. 4, Anoka, Minn. 

Frederice, Rudolph Emil, R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 

Ziegler, Leroy Horace, Anoka, Minn. 

Maro, Steve, 3940 Lookout Place, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Olsen, Thorwale, 915 Gould Ave., Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

Johnson, Elmer, Anoka, Minn. 

Pierson, Herbert Joseph, 950 40th Ave., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

Bernier, Ivan, Hugo, Minn. 

Smith, George Steven, Anoka, Minn. 

Sullivan, John Clement, Fridley, Minn. 

Kulesga, Joseph, R. i. New Brighton, Minn. 

Barott, Alfred Ceicel, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 

Addington, Lee Monroe. Anoka, Minn. 

Livgard, Oscar Theodore, Constance, Minn. 

Mattson, Adrian, Constance. Minn. 

Callas, Nick, Anoka, Minn. 

Gustafson, Edwin Ernest, Bethel, Minn. 

Holmes, Van Remsslaer, R. i, Anoka, Minn. 

Anderson, Victor Emanuel, Cedar, Minn. 

Rootes, Lester Chas., R. 3. Elk River, Minn. 

Nybelin, Victor L. B., Constance, Minn. 

Magnuson, Johnny, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

Peterson, Allan Sigard, Constance, Minn. 

Henke. William Carl, 4019 2nd St. N. E., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

Bakken, Nels Henery, 3716 University Ave., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

Hare, Leonard Frank, Anoka, Minn. 

Gustafson, Ernest Victor, Hugo, Minn. 

Reiman, August, R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 

Dahl, Gustaf Adolph, R. i, Fridley, Minn. 

Christopherson, Peter, 4000 Central, Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

Miller, Lee, R. i. Cedar, Minn. 

McGraw, Frank, Anoka, Minn. 

Peck, Earle Chester, Anoka, Minn. 

Mueller. Paul Ernest, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Henrikson, Ernest Albin, Cedar, Minn. 

Mueck, Franze, Fridley, Minn. 

Sullivan, John Emmet, Fridley, Minn. 

Ostranter, Guy Raymond, 3932 Van Buren, Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Kohler, Albert Jodock, Hugo, Minn. 

Fife, Lauren F., Anoka, Minn. 

Olson, Mauritz Nathanael, Bethel, Minn. 

Baker, Ernest Glen, 4100 4th St. N. E., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Greenlun, Edward J., Anoka, Minn. 
Gunderson, Gustaf, White Bear, Minn. 
Ferretti, Charlie, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Morris, Spencer Simon, 4116 Monroe St., Columbia 

Heights, Minn. 
Kennedy, Joseph L., Anoka, Minn. 

Ptak, Antoni, 4017 6th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Nybelin, Alvin Gust, Constance, Minn. 
Carlson, Clifford, Constance, Minn. 
Johnson, George Theodore, Anoka, Minn. 
Madsen, Christian Peder, Constance, Minn. 
Hamlin, John Henry, Hugo Minn. 
Dupree, Damos, Forest Lake, Minn. 
Gillund, Melvin, Constance, Minn. 
Speicher, Weslie Leon, Anoka, Minn. 
Benson, Tver, R. i. Cedar, Minn. 
Wood, Fred Joshua, Bethel. Minn. 

Reinke, Edward E., 4109 5th N. E., Minneapolis, Minn. 
Littlefield, Guy Westley, Anoka, Minn. 
Schulke, Fred August, Elk River, Minn. 
Boxwell, Lloyd R., Jackson St., Anoka, Minn. 
Strandin, Ernest Edward, Bethel, Minn. 
Noren, Swan A., New Brighton, Minn. 
Hendrickson, Herman, Constance, Minn. 
Pope, Sidney Clarence, Anoka, Minn. 
Norquist, Fred Elmer, Wyoming. 
Westphal, Rudolph August, R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 
Rielly, Edward J., 4th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 
Valenty, Gabriel, C St., Anoka, Minn. 
Gorham, Martin H., R. 2. Anoka, Minn. 
Chamberlain, Ralph W., 6th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 
Laird, Harry Cecil, Anoka, Minn. 



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977 Lerous, George, Centerville, Minn. 

796 Tharp, Johney Raymond, R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 

578 Raymond, Percey Lynn, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 

203 Ward, Daniel J., E St., Anoka. Minn. 

611 Christenson, Alder Oscar, Fridley, Minn. 

403 Breyen, Hubert Frank, R. i, Anoka. Minn. 

196 Meronick, William, North St., Anoka, Minn. 

The ringing of the fire bell, the blowing of whistles 
and the general excitement on Sunday morning, July 
15th, indicated that the members of Company "B" 
were being sworn into the service of the United 
States. 

Out of town members of the company came to 
town by automobile, electric train, horse and buggy 
and on foot. From St. Francis came a gaily decor- 
ated truck bringing the soldiers from that vicinity. 
With them came friends to cheer them on their 
way. ^ 

The Sabbath stillness was more or less disturbed 
during the day. 

At the Congregational church the next Sunday 
there was a service to which members of the com- 
pany were invited. 



To the People of Anoka County: 

Whereas, Co. "B" is about to leave for the battle- 
field, it would be very appropriate, that the citizens 
of Anoka County would show their appreciation to 
them by presenting them with a little purse. 

In most cities and counties there is a company 
about to leave for the French battlefield, a liberal 
subscription has been given them. We all know 
that this county subscribed very liberally toward 
the Red Cross fund. As the Red Cross money will 
go to the general army as a whole, not a cent has 
been subscribed for our Company. Our intention 
is not to go and see you personally, we ask you to 
make your own gift. If every man, woman and 
child in this county would only give ten cents each 
we would raise about $1,500, which would be a very 
nice gift. You certainly can deny yourself some- 
thing for one week or a month to apply on the 
fund, whereby our boys may not be denied the 
luxuries for months and maybe years in the trenches. 

This money so subscribed will be used for the 
boys as may be necessary. It may be that some- 




BANQUET GIVEN TO THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF CO. B. 3RD M. N. G. 



On Friday evening, August 27th, a public fare- 
well was given to the members of the company at 
the Stadium. The feed which was provided was 
memorable both in point of quality and quantity, 
Anoka's best cooks vied with one another to make 
the feast something which each soldier might recall 
with great gustatory gladness as he subsisted upon 
hardtack and cofifee along the Rio Grande, the Rhine 
or wherever else Uncle Sam might have need of 
his services. 

Mrs. T. A. Thompson gave a pleasing talk and 
Judge Giddings made a few remarks. The men of 
the company had been invited to bring their ladies 
to the feast and more than five hundred people par- 
took. 

Later in the evening there was a reception and 
a farewell dance at the Armory which was attended 
by more than three hundred couples. 

The Green Theatre management offered a benefit 
performance for the increasing of the Company "B" 
fund. 

The secretary of the Red Cross Chapter announced 
that she would be at the Red Cross office in Wood- 
ward's store each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 
afternoon from 1:30 to 3:00 to look after the afifairs 
of the Chapter. 

At this time it occured to several that Company 
"B" personal comfort fund should be very sub- 
stantially replenished. This announcement in the 
local papers promptly opened the purse strings 
generously: 



one will be in need of some extra medical care 
which they may be unable to receive unless they 
have money to pay for it, or something else un- 
beknown to us at this time, and we will ask you 
to give as liberally as you can. You may leave 
your subscriptions at any of the following places 
most convenient to you: In the City of Anoka: 
McLean's grocery. Palmer's grocery, Turnquist gro- 
cery and Goodrich drug store. Nowthen: Paulson's 
store. St. Francis: Leather's store. Village of 
Bethel: W. C. Smith Lumber office. Cedar: John- 
son Bros.' store. Linwood: Frank King. Coon 
Creek: M. E. Dunn store. Fridley: J. B. Ryberg 
store. Centerville, Joe LaMotte's store. ■ 

This money should be subscribed before August 
10th. The Company will be asked by a vote to 
designate a committee to handle this money. 

John Palmer, County Director Public Safety. 

Before leaving for Camp Cody the members and 
friends of Company "B" raised a fund of about 
$1,300.00. A list of the contributors is not available. 
This money was deposited in an Anoka bank and 
checked against as needed. When Company "B" 
was transferred to an artillery brigade and the men 
scattered to some extent, Lieutenant E. B. Cutter 
transferred the fund to the custody of three Anoka 
men, Messrs. W. A. Blanchard, G. H. Goodrich and 
T. J. Abbett. The fund at present amounts to 
$1,184.00 and no disposition has been made of it. 



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With the exception of the men who had served 
on the Mexican border during the recent trouble 
there, very few people knew much about the life 
of a soldier. Veterans of the Spanish-American 
war in 1898 and of the Civil war had recounted 
terrible tales of suffering in camp and probably 
many a sleepless night, thinking of what might be- 
fall their sons, brothers and husbands, was spent 
by the people of Anoka County. For this reason 
such cheerful and glowing letters as the following, 
written by Malcolm B. Lurton, a former Anoka 
young man who had enlisted for service in the 
Medical Department of the regular army and was 
stationed at Jefiferson Barracks, Missouri, were read 
with interest when published: 

"An enlisted man is first carefully examined by 
the recruiting officer, then sent by the first train 
to some central examining station like Duluth, then 
to Jefferson Barracks for outfitting. Here he is 
again rigidly examined, given the federal oath, and 
his outfit. This consists of a kahki uniform, two 
pairs of shoes, underwear, hat, belt, razor, stock- 
ings, comb, toothbrush, "housewife" of useful ar- 
ticles, etc. The shoes are about two sizes larger 
than those he wore in civil life. He is required 
to send home his "cits," i. e. citizen's clothing. A 
rookie is never allowed to wear anything except 
his uniform. The army makes a man proud of his 
appearance, then when he gets this idea, he is 
bound to be efficient. The army idea is to make 
real men, AND THEY DO IT. 

"The recruit is vaccinated for smallpox and ty- 
phoid, being given two 'shots' of each serum. They 
are kept in quarantine for fourteen days to protect 
others against germs brought from civil life. They 
are stripped and examined almost daily to protect 
their health. One hundred per cent healthy is the 
army ideal. 

"While at the Barracks, drills are begun and the 
rookie gotten into condition to appreciate army 
standards and ideals. Discipline is stern — an of- 
ficer's word is absolute law here. 

"The army will make an obedient man, believe 
me. A man learns to take care of himself. I'm 
brown and lean and hard as a wire. One has to 
be careful not to talk too much. There are good 
boys and bad ones, all here together. There are 
more Poles, Finns and Italians here than you would 
suppose. Our bunch has mechanics, traveling men, 
chauffeurs, farmers, barbers and college men. The 
army is a great melting pot. It is a strange and 
fascinating life. I like it. 

"The day's work: We have to be in bed and 
quiet by ten o'clock and up at about 5:10 to dress 
for reveille, get breakfast and be ready for drill 
by 8:30. In the spare time we pick up all paper, 
cigarette butts, etc., and carry it away. Drill lasts 
till ten, then the day is ours till 11:30, when we 
get our tin plate, cup, knife, fork, and spoon, and 
line up for dinner, which today was a piece of 
bread, a dab of potato, stew, and cold water. We 
wash our dishes and go back to our tents to wait 
for orders, so you see the day is real here, and 
not as it used to be at home when I could sleep 
till noon. Our work keeps us interested and busy. 
I'm lance corporal now and am to get a book on 
drills and anatomy. I receive lectures once a day 
after which I come back and lecture to my squad 
on what I have learned. We receive two and a 
half hours of physical training, drill, crouching, 
marching, running, jumping, calesthenics, etc., daily, 
and it sure gives one an awful appetite. Yesterday 
I was on guard two hours out of every six. 

"At first the food seems insufficient; recruits 
miss the delicacies of home. When I long for home, 
and I'm ashamed to say it, about the first thought 
is for home cooking. The ration is scientific and 



sufficient, consisting of potatoes (spuds), bread 
(punk), bacon (horse), coffee (Java), stew, etc. Just 
the necessities and no more. The soldier boys sup- 
plement this with ice cream, pies, etc., bought at 
the company canteen or store, the profits of which 
go into the camp fund for special purposes. 

"There is ample provision for amusement in spare 
time. Absolutely no drinking or vice is tolerated. 
The morals of the boys are safeguarded in every 
way. The Y. M. C. A. and the army, co-operating, 
provide buildings with writing materials, piano, 
playing cards, checkers, pool tables, boxing gloves, 
phonograph, punching l)ag and reading matter. The 
other day some magazines were given the boys. I 
drew a 1894 McClure. Just think of it, printed a 
year before I was born. 

"Discipline and training has the unit. A squad 
consists of seven men and a lance corporal. I'm 
the lance corporal and am responsible for my seven 
'buddies.' " 

To his mother he gives the keynote of all patriotic 
boys in the army: "You must keep up your cour- 
age, because I COULD NOT DO LESS than enlist, 
and I know I'm in the best branch of the service, 
and you are too loyal to the United States to be- 
grudge me, I know. 

"I'm thankful here that I was brought up at home 
to be a God-fearing, cheat-hating, upstanding man." 

The Constance Ladies Aid society had a very 
interesting meeting at the home of Mrs. Robert 
Swanson. The afternoon was given over to the 
discussion of Red Cross relief work, Mrs. Beatty, 
Mrs. B. C. Smith, Mrs. A. E. Giddings, Mrs. I. A. Cas- 
well and Mrs. Goss of the Anoka Red Cross chap- 
ter were present, and assisted in the meeting. The 
Aid donated $5 for the buying of supplies. 

About this time there happened an event at New 
Ulm, Minnesota which possibly, more than any 
other one thing, helped to awaken the people of 
loyal communities and the loyal people in all com- 
munities to the grave menace of pro-germanism 
which slunk about in the state. 

A public meeting was held there in which the 
draft, the war, this country's participation therein, 
were all roundly condemned. The meeting was 
widely reported. Instantly the state press took up 
the matter and flayed the disloyal people of that 
misguided community in no uncertain terms. The 
following is a sample of what one of the Anoka 
papers had to say about it: 

"New Ulm, Minnesota again figures unpleasantly 
in the press reports. 

"Pioneers of Minnesota will recall that New 
Ulm was settled by 'Free Thinkers' and Atheists of 
German birth. They will also recall that an effigy 
of Christ was burned there in the early days of the 
town's existence, in order to prove to the world 
that the people of that community did not believe 
in churches or religion. As a matter of fact, it is 
generally conceded as an historic truth that the 
town was first built with the understanding that 
no ministers of the gospel be permitted there. 

"Not long after the burning of Christ in effigy by 
the people there, that section was visited by one 
of the most terrible Indian massacres in the history 
of the country. Many people at that time felt that 
the awful Indian outbreak was but a punishment 
visited upon the people for their blasphemy. 

"New Ulm has always seemed to be wrong — not 
all of the people, for there are fine people there — 
but enough in order to make the village an unpleas- 
ant odor in the nostrils of loyal. God-fearing people. 

"The town's most recent, traitorous action should 
be promptly and vigorously punished. Let's have 
no foolishness about this loyalty business. Unless 
the people of New Ulm, and elsewhere as well, are 



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loyal to America, they are disloyal. There is no 
half-way ground and traitors deserve and should 
meet but one fate. 

"The time to act, also, is NOW, not later." 

Mrs. Frank L. Salter was appointed the County 
Chairman of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Minne- 
sota Public Safety Commission and Woman's Coun- 
cil of National Defense. 

First Lieutenant Edward B. Cutter was notified 
that he had been detailed for duty with Company 
"G" of Princeton and Lieutenant Claude Morton of 
that company was detailed for duty with Company 
"B." 

About midnight, Friday evening, August 27th, the 
members of the local company which was quartered 

at the armory, put on a 
midnight frolic on Main 
Street to indicate to the 
mosquitoes and hot weath- 
er that these discomforts 
meant nothing to them. 

On August 5th word was 
received that recruiting 
must be done only among 
men between 18 and 21 and 
between 31 and 45, those 
between 21 and 31 being 
subject to the draft. 

iVlajor A. A. Caswell re- 
turned early in August from 
two months of intensive 
MRS. FRANK L. SALTER training at Fort Sill, Okla- 
homa, and became senior 
instructing officer for the regiment in the newest forms 
of waging war. 

During this time the local draft board had not 
been idle. 

August 3rd the board met in the court room in 
the county court house to select the twenty-nine 
young men that were to make up this countj^'s 
first quota under the conscription law. 

Fifty-eight were called for examination, half to 
appear Friday and half Saturday. 

The men were given a thorough physical examina- 
tion by Dr. Caine and the following results were 
obtained. 

Number called 58 

Number enlisted before call 4 

Number absent 3 

Number examinations transferred i 

Number not examined (alien) . . . .' i 

Number examined 49 

Number physically unfit 12 

Number claiming exemption as aliens 2 

Number physically fit claiming no exemption 6 

Number physically fit claiming exemption account dependents 27 

Number physically fit claiming exemption account religion.. 2 
Distributed as follows: 

Enlisted before call for military service — 
458 Freeberg. John Nathaniel, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
755 Clarke, Earl William, R. 4, Anoka, Minn. 
437 Loberg, Hjalmer L., R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 
140 McGraw, Fred, Anoka, Minn. 

Absent — 

596 Albertsen, Jens Bruun, Fridley, Minn. 

616 Christian, John Clemen, Fridley, Minn. 
103 1 Zeher, John, 4316 2nd St., Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Examinations transferred — 

10 Lawson, Willis Miars, Anoka, Minn. 

Physically unfit — 
258 Lyons, John Arthur, Cedar, Minn. 
945 .Sliaw, Amos James, Bethel, Minn. 
692 Palm, Erick, Albion, Constance, 
810 Bodine, Vernal George, Cedar, Minn. 
604 Mathews, .Sam, Fridley, Minn. 

43 Astrum, Palmer Elwin, Anoka, Minn. 
1014 Goodman, Otto William, 3716 Jackson, Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
433 Anderson, Clarence O., R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 
1146 Garin, Thomas William, 4013 6th St., Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 
46 Duncan, Charles Bruel, Anoka, Minn. 



Claiming exemption as aliens — 
107 Manolis, Harry, Anoka, Minn. 
606 Johnson, Erik Gideon, Fridley, Minn. 

Physically fit claiming no exemption — 

275 Tackmann, Arthur Harrison, Cedar, Minn. 

536 Barott, Walter Scott, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 

548 Bergeron, Harry Joseph, Hugo, Minn. 

373 Swanson. George Clarence, Box 56, R. 3. Anoka, Minn. 
1045 Blixt, Charles Fredrick, 800 40th Ave., Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

487 Marrier, Joseph Thomas, Hugo, Minn. 

309 Chapman, Oliver, Cedar, Minn. 

Physically fit claiming exemption account dependents — 
854 Fawcett, Sydney John, Anoka, Minn. 
1095 Newberg, Oscar, 4304 Quincy, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

783 Hathisen, Walter Henry, Stacy, Minn. 

1117 Isted, Earl, 4715 University, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

837 Miller, Harry Vernon, R. i, Anoka, Minn. 

509 Lacasse, Cyril, Hugo, Minn. 

564 Altenburger, Joseph, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 

126 Veidt, George PL, North St., Anoka. Minn. 

784 Ryan, Thomas Wilfrid, Stacy, Minn. 

775 Pfaffendorf, Frederick Martin, Stacy, Minn. 

486 Rehbein, Carl Wilbur, Hugo, Minn. 

600 Johnson, John Sigfred, Fridley, Minn. 
507 Bernier, John B., Hugo, Minn. 

1066 Lasser, Henry, 4015 Central, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

924 Langmade, Leo D.. R. 2, Bethel, Minn. 

514 Van Elsberg, William, Hugo, Minn. 

797 Snow, Oliver Henry, Cedar, Minn. 

432 McDonald, Joe, R. i, Cedar, Minn. 

18 Durant, Lewis G., Anoka, Minn. 

652 Christensen. Carl Albert. Fridley, Minn. 

927 Benson. Alex Albert Julius, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

601 Rognrud. Walter, Fridley. Minn. 

1 103 Ekelund, Ferdinand Agaton, 4801 4th St., Columbia 
Heights. Minn. 
182 Johnson. Emil A., sth Ave., Anoka, Minn. 
513 LaBelle, Arthur Joseph, Forest Lake, Minn. 
1020 Sinnot, William Vincent, 941 4ist Ave., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. . 

1099 Aitkens, Francis Ambrose, 681 40th Ave., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

Physically fit claiming exemption account of religion — 
676 Carlson, Edgar, Constance, Minn. 
420 Johnson, Joseph L., R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

Ordered re-examined — 
337 Hodak, Michall, R. 3. Anoka, Mmn. 
739 Greenlund, Hjalmer Karl John, Constance, Minn. 

The following have been called in for examination on Friday 
morning, August 19th. at 9 o'clock at the court house: 
223 Beckenbach. Rudolph Jackup. Anoka, Minn. 
117 Clark. George Clifton, Anoka, Minn. ^ 

602 Edwards, Ray Alecsander, Fridley, Minn. 
390 Lundahl, Hilder, R. 3. Elk River, Minn. 

75 Campbell, Douglas Peter, Anoka. Minn. 

772 Crete, David Joseph, Stacy, Minn. 

721 Amazi, George Harold, Constance, Minn. 

786 Gillert, Emil Clary, Stacy, Minn. 

280 Nelson, Johan Albin, Wyoming, Minn. 

972 Dupree. Daniel, Centcrville, Minn. 

983 Sorenson, Carl Elias. 820 40th Ave., Columbia Heights. 

Minn. 

757 Danielson, Karl Oscar. Constance, Mmn. 

966 Paul, Joseph, Centerville, Minn. 

868 Fredrick, John William, Anoka, Mmn. 

332 Jackson, Jacob Edward, R. 3- 

379 Moulton. Guy Junius, R. i. Cedar, Minn. 

542 Swanson. Thelof, R. 3. Wyoming. Minn. 

194 Anderson. Emil, North St.. Anoka, Mmn. 

874 Losle, Edward, Anoka, Minn. 

552 Dupre, Harris Laurence, R. 2, Hugo. Minn. 

298 Anderson, William Alvin, Wyoming, Minn. 

67s Peterson, John, Constance, Minn. 

1 148 Aasen, John. 4208 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights, Minn. 

343 Gottwaldt. Charles E., R. 3. Anoka. Minn. 

982 Ryerson, Russell Harold, 4300 5th St., Columbia Jleights, 

Minn. 

The first war contract to be secured for Anoka 
was brought from Washington, D. C, by V. C. 
Beasecker of the Beasecker Manufacturing Co., who 
undertook to manufacture five thousand ambulance 
harnesses for the government and deliver them by 
the middle of the following April. 

Since it occured, the disgraceful New Ulm anti- 
draft meeting had been a matter of animated dis- 
cussion in Anoka. Finally it was decided that some 
town in the state should stage a monster loyalty 
meeting which might help to wipe the New Ulm 
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This was done on Sunday, August 12th. "Anoka's 
reply to New Ulm" has since become historic in 
this state. It was the first big loyalty rally in the 
state, was reported far and wide, and, as a matter 
of fact a letter was received in Anoka months later 
telling that news of the meeting had reached men 
in the trenches in France who happened to hail 
from Minnesota. 

The meeting was a typical Anoka gathering. Peo- 
ple came for miles and packed the huge armory 
to the very doors. Had the weather been at all 
favorable the Stadium could not have held one-half 
the crowd. And all this was done with but three 
days' preparation and very little advertising except 
a few dodgers circulated by the men of Company 
"B" and a few other volunteers. 

It was held Sunday afternoon as that seemed to 
be a particularly fitting day on which to re-dedicate 
the people of the community to the defense of 
home and country. 

Raymond P. Chase presided at the meeting. 
Father Dolphin offered the invocation and the sin- 
cere applause which followed seemed very fitting 
in view of the fervent patriotism and lofty spirit 
which was so evident in the prayer. 

Mayor James B. Berry 
briefly but warmly wel- 
comed the people to Anoka 
and voiced the patriotism 
of the city . Will A . Blanch- 
ard represented the county 
in seconding the welcome 
and paid eloquent tribute 
to the local militia compa- 
ny. 

Senator George H. Sulli- 

...<_^ van, who had come from 

i "^B^UJI^ Stillwater to participate in 

^^^L 1 M^^^ the program, gave a splen- 

^^^^^^ A.'^^Hfel '^^^ patriotic address fre- 

^^^^^^^ S^ ^^^^1 quently punctuated by ap- 

^^^^^^^^fl^ ^^^^1 plause 

^^^^^^^HH^^^^^H President Marion L. Bur- 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H ton the State University, 
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ enlivened the afternoon 

program with an eloquent 
address, 

Ex-Governor S. R. VanSant, an old soldier, made 
the closing speech of the day. 

The Third Regiment band of Duluth was present 
and delighted all who heard it. The meeting closed 
with the national anthem, the great audience stand- 
ing and cheering. Rev. Fred Drewett pronounced 
the benediction. 

Beside residents of Anoka County, people at- 
tended from the Twin Cities and from Hennepin, 
Washington, Chisago, Isanti, Sherburne and Mille 
Lacs Counties. 

This, in part, is what the Minneapolis Tribune 
had to say about the meeting: 

"Anoka is a New England town. It was founded 
by the lumbermen whose grandfathers were minute 
men and fired the shots which echoed around the 
world for American liberty in 1776. It has kept 
its traditions. It has kept its fidelity and kept its 
loyalty. Its indignation at what it deems a demon- 
stration in Minnesota, contradictory of its glorious 
records in the Civil war, has crystallized into definite 
expression. It feels that the time has come for 
the great body of loyalists who populate this state 
to come out with a public demonstration of their 
sentiments, not only to let its sister states know 
that its heart is in the right place, but to start 
a backfire of sentiment against the conflagration of 
sedition and treachery which cunning hands are 
kindling elsewhere." 



RAYMOND P. CHASE 



Ex-Governor VanSant said: "I like Anoka be- 
cause it is so different from New Ulm." 

Senator George H. Sullivan said: "When I heard 
about this meeting to be held vin Anoka, I said, 
'thank God for Anoka, first in the war of the Re- 
bellion, she is now first to give her answer to the 
hiss of the copperheads at New Ulm.' " 

Minneapolis Journal: "Anoka today stands as one 
of the first cities in Minnesota to let the world 
know its loyalty and patriotism grow firmer as the 
war progresses." 

St. Paul Dispatch: "Anoka, in enunciating a 
thunderous answer to copperheadism in another part 
of the state, has struck a telling blow in behalf of 
Americanism which history will honor." 

St. Paul Daily News: "'Anoka's reply to New 
Ulm' was voiced at one of the most enthusiastic 
loyalty meetings ever held in Minnesota." 

St. Cloud Journal Press: "Anoka has sent to the 
front a company of the National Guards. They 
come of fighting stock. In the Civil war the first 
man to volunteer at the call of Abraham Lincoln 
was an Anoka man (the late Aron Greenwald) 
and it furnished a company of the old Minnesota 
First, and had men in most of the other Minnesota 
companies. And now Anoka has made the best 
possible answer to New Ulm." 

Cambridge Independent Press: "When it comes 
to real loyalty our Anoka County neighbors can't 
be beat." 

Princeton Union: "Anoka County again demon- 
strated its loyalty last Sunday at an enthusiastic 
patriotic meeting." 

Wadena Pioneer Journal: "Anoka people are loyal 
and they don't care if the kaiser knows about it. 
They held an immense patriotic meeting Sunday 
and the speeches must have made Wilhelm's ears 
burn." 

St. Paul Pioneer Press: "The small hyphenate 
meeting at New Ulm little knew what it was bring- 
ing to pass nor what a powerful blow it was dealing 
in behalf of the forces of loyalty in Minnesota. 
From it sprang the Anoka meeting whose thunder 
was heard throughout the state." 

Greenbush Tribune: "Anoka had a great cele- 
bration Sunday, but it was a decided contrast to the 
New Ulm meeting. The Anokaites were not afraid 
to show that they are for America first, last and 
all the time and don't propose to hinder Uncle Sam 
in the great task which he has undertaken." 

Anoka County Union: "Anoka is on the map, 
and its position is not marked with a blot. Uncle 
Sam can find encouragement in the attitude and 
what is more than attitude, the record of the little 
city on the Rum." 

Practically every newspaper in the state ran a 
story of the meeting and complimented Anoka 
County's militant loyalty. 

After careful consideration, the following dispo- 
sition of the cases of the first twenty-nine men 
called under the draft was made public on August 
14th: 

Discharged as physically unfit for military service — 
258 Lyons, John Arthur, Cedar, Minn. 
337 Hodak, Michall, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 
945 Shaw, Amos James, Bethel, Minn. 
692 Palm, Erick Albion, Constance, Minn. 
8io Bodine, Vernal George, Cedar, Minn. 

Exempted — member of military organization — 
458 Freeberg, John Nathaniel, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
755 Clarke, Earl William, R. 4, Anoka, Minn. 

Exempted — alien — 
107 Manolis, Harry, Anoka, Minn. 

Discharged — claim allowed — 

1095 Newberg, Oscar, 4304 Quincy, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

837 Miller, Harry Vernon, R. i, Anoka, Minn. 

509 Lacasse, Cyril. Hugo, Miiin. 

600 Johnson, John Sigfred, Fridley, Minn. 



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Certified to District Board; 

854 Fawcett, Sydney John, Anoka, Minn. 

783 Hathisen, Walter Henry, Stacy, Minn. 

1 1 17 Isted, Earl, 47 15 University, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

676 Carlson, Edgar, Constance, Minn. 

275 Tackmann, Arthur Harrison, Cedar, Minn. 

564 Altenburger, Joseph, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 

536 Barott, Walter Scott, R. 3. Forest Lake, Minn. 

548 Bergeron, Harry Joseph, Hugo, Minn. 

126 Veidt, George H., North St., Anoka. Minn. 

784 Ryan, Thomas Wilfrid, Stacy, Minn. 

373 Swanson, George Clarence, Box 56, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 

775 Pfaffendorf, Frederick Martin, Stacy, Minn. 

486 Rehbein, Carl Wilbur, Hugo. Minn. 

507 Bernier, John B., Hugo, Minn. 

309 Chapman, Oliver, Cedar, Minn. 

Certified not reporting for physical examination — 
596 Albertsen, Jens Bruun, Fridley, Minn. 
616 Christian, John Clemen, Fridley, Minn. 

This preliminary report was, at the same time, 
announced regarding the twenty-five men who re- 

r^^^^-4-r^^ + 1., .^ ♦^^i-«-+ .loir. 



ported the next day: 



Enlisted before call — 
972 Dupree, Daniel, Centerville, Minn. 
379 Moulton, Guy Junius, R. i, Cedar, Minn. 

Alien — 
602 Edwards, Ray Alecsander, Fridley, Minn. 

Physically unfit — 

75 Campbell, Douglas Peter, Anoka, Minn. 
772 Crete, David Joseph, Stacy, Minn. 
280 Nelson, Johan Albin, Wyoming, Minn. 
983 Sorenson, Carl Elias, 820 40th Ave., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
194 Anderson, Emil, North St., Anoka, Minn. 
982 Ryerson, Russell Harold, 4300 5th St., Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

Claim exemption — ; 

117 Clark, George Clifton, Anoka, Minn. 

721 Amazi, George Harold, Constance, Minn. 

786 Gillert, Emil Clary, Stacy, Minn. 

757 Danielson, Karl Oscar, Constance, Minn. 

542 Swanson, Thelof, R. 3, Wyoming, Minn. 

1 1 48 Aasen, John, 4208 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights, Minn. 



Ten 
966 



675 
390 
332 
874 
552 
343 
223 



filed no exemption for local Board — 
Paul, Joseph, Centerville, Minn. 
Fredrick, John William, Anoka, Minn. 
Anderson, William Alvin, Wyoming, Minn. 
Peterson, John, Constance, Minn. 
Lundahl, Hilder, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Jackson, Jacob Edward, R. 3, 
Losle, Edward, Anoka, Minn. 
Dupre, Harris Laurence, R. 2, Hugo, Minn. 
Gottwaldt. Charles E., R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 
Beckenbach, Rudolph Jackup, Anoka, Minn. 



The energetic and loyal women of the city con- 
tinued to increase the scope of their activities. With 
Mrs. A. E. Giddings as chairman and Mrs. George 
Hilliard, Mrs. L. J. Greenwald and Mrs. Clarence 
Greenfield as ward vice-presidents, a committee of 
women canvassed the entire town to organize the 
women for active Red Cross work or any other 
possible avenue of usefulness. 

Something distinctly novel in the way of picnics 
took place on August 11th. This was a Political- 
Loyalty Picnic. 

Saturday afternoon an automobile party of be- 
tween 100 and 200 Minneapolis politicians drove out 
to Crooked Lake to enjoy a picnic dinner. The 
dinner was splendid. The men had brought a de- 
licious repast with them and served it themselves 
under the direction of Mr. Ferren, master of cere- 
monies. 

During the meal James F. Gould called the meet- 
ing to order and suggested that Warren Williams 
take the chair. Mr. Williams proved a very happy 
choice as toastmaster. 

The first speaker was Alderman J. H. Chase of 
Minneapolis, who spoke on political conditions tbere. 
Judge Giddings welcomed the visitors to Anoka 
and gave a rousing loyalty talk which was heartily 
cheered by his auditors. The loyalty keynote struck 
by Judge Giddings was followed by Col. Pratt of 
Anoka and J. A. O. Preus, State Auditor. 




J. A. O. PREUS 



L. A. Lyliard, Judge Keen and Edgar L. Noyes 
spoke for Minneapolis and the meeting was one of 
the most pleasant loyalty rallies imaiginable. 

Among the Anoka guests of the Minneapolis men 
were Judge Giddings, Col. Pratt, Major Caswell, 
Frank Hart, Judge Cutter, R. P. Chase, while J. A. 
O. Preus, state auditor, L A. Caswell, clerk of the 
supreme court, Sam Y. Gordon, state printer, 
Charles H. Moos and Vance Chapman drove up 
from the capital for the occasion. 

While this picnic was in 
progress. Matt S. J. 0ms- 
land, employed at a local 
factory, became engaged in 
a heated discussion and was 
reported to have uttered 
seditious remarks. The 
matter was reported at the 
armory and Lieutenant Ed- 
gar Goodrich was detailed 
with a squad of men to 
round him into the local 
bastile. This was speedily 
done and he was allowed to 
ponder the situation over 
until Tuesday morning. 
From his cell window he 
could see armed guards 
placed to keep him in cus- 
tody in case any of his ilk might feel inclined to try 
to release him. 

Judge P. J. Nelson found him guilty but contrite, 
and fined him ninety days. Upon his pledge to 
be extremely careful in his conversation, if not in- 
wardly patriotic in the future, the sentence was 
suspended. Probably the unattractive condition of 
the local jail at that particular time may have helped 
to convince him that it was more comfortable to be 
right than wrong. 

At a meeting of the Automobile club on the 
evening of August 14th, John Palmer and Sheriff 
U. S. Pratt presented the matter of the organiza- 
tion of an automobile posse of armed citizens to deal 
with any local disorder which might arise. All 
present were interested in the idea and all agreed 
to it. A formal organization plan was drawn up and 
circulated about town by a number of men for 
several weeks until many were enrolled. 

County Director John Palmer of the Anoka 
County Public Safety association appointed a Mar- 
ket and Produce Committee to co-operate with a 
similar committee from the Twin Cities. The ob- 
ject was to create a direct market for excess Anoka 
County farm products and to seek to avoid the con- 
fusion and excess profits of the unreasonably in- 
clined middlemen. The committee was made up of 
A. D. W. Johnson of Anoka, Robert Leathers of St. 
Francis, George Wyatt of Bethel and Johnson Bro- 
thers of Cedar. 

Something of an idea of the spirit of this time, 
as America was marshalling her mighty hosts to 
the colors, may be gained from the following edi- 
torial selected at random from among the many 
being published: 

WHERE ARE YOU? 

It's war time, possibly, more than any other which 
applies the acid test to the souls of men. It is the 
time when one's country is assailed which separates 
the real men from the sham and shows up the stuff 
from which we are made. 

In America right now there is being winnowed 
the grain from the chaff. The real men are stepping 
forward eagerly seeking an opportunity to serve 
their country. These sterling folk are drilling under 
the hot summer sun in training camps, volunteering 



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for all sorts of service and giving the best that is 
within them to the service of their countrj^. 

True patriotism is a living flame in the hearts of 
each of these. 

The great conscription army is slowly, too slowly 
indeed, being formed. The young men of the coun- 
try are answering the call to the colors by the 
thousands. 

And yet this is expected of them. It is no more 
than their simple duty. 

On the other hand it must be noted with regret 
that many thousands are just as eagerly seeking 
a loop hole by which to escape the service which 
America demands of them. 

This must ever be to them a lasting disgrace. 
Innumerable schemes are being invented by these 
dodgers in order to gain exemption. Some fast, 
some mutilate themselves, some put forth the most 
laughable reasons under which they claim immunity 
from service. 

It seems to us that the government should pro- 
vide two badges for the men it has called to the 
colors — one a medal of honor for those willing to 
do their part and the other a white feather for 
those who seek to evade their duty — the first a 
treasure to place among the family archives and 
the second that these slackers may receive the 
public contempt which they so thoroughly merit. 

Any man that can honestly prove that he should 
be exempted, needs fear no public censure, but 
surely so many thousands who are claiming it can- 
not be so vitally important to their families as they 
seem to think. 

From this distressing situation let us turn for a 
moment to some of the more worthy actions which 
are daily occurring over the country. 

For example, John Lampas, a native of Greece 
but now an American citizen, went to the head- 
quarters of the Red Cross in San Francisco the 
other day and gave it his automobile, his gold 
watch, $25 in money and a check for over $500 — all his 
savings — and then walked to a recruiting station 
and enlisted. 

Someone suggested to Nathan Gendler, born in 
Russia, of Jewish parentage, now living in Minne- 
sota, that he would do well to dispose of a quantity 
of scrap iron in his possession before the govern- 
ment took it over at its own price. He replied: "If 
the government wants that scrap iron it can have 
it and I will load it on the cars. I have two or 
three carloads of auto tires and it can have them 
too. I have a little money in the bank and that is 
at the disposal of the government." Gendler ac- 
knowledges that he owes everything he has to the 
country of his adoption and he is not lacking in 
gratitude. 

Secretary of War Baker the other day received 
from one Samuel Sanjines, a Spaniard who lives in 
New Orleans, this message: "You drew my num- 
ber first and although I am not an American citizen, 
but a Spaniard, and have never applied for natural- 
ization papers, to be the first one drawn I consider 
such an honor that I beg to offer you my services to 
fight the war for freedom and democracy thrust on 
this great nation." 

It's this sort of spirit which will be the salvation 
of our country. It is this sort of pure patriotism 
which has swept from coast to coast and is cement- 
ing our people into a mighty, united nation, deter- 
mined that the great war must end soon, and that, 
when it does end, justice and right shall prevail 
and nations shall never again offer up their trea- 
sures in so senseless a manner. 



Think carefully, young man, before you select the 
course which you intend to take. 

There are two distinct camps in your country 
today. There is one where treason lifts its adder's 
head, where anarchy, socialism, anti-Americanism, 
Prussianism and despotism dwell. There you will 
become the companion of the unfit, the disloyal, 
and all of those in whom the love of freedom is 
dead. 

Under the other banner breathes the spirit of 
Washington, of Lincoln, and of all that great army 
of the past which has fought, suffered and died that 
you may enjoy the blessings of a free country. 

Between these camps lies "no man's land." There 
you can't abide. 

Choose. 

By August 18th the draft board had thus dis- 
posed of these cases: 

Exempted or discharged — 

982 Ryerson, Russell Harold, 4300 5th St., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 

117 Clark, George Clifton, Anoka, Minn. 

602 Edwards, Ray Alecsander, Fridley, Minn. 

75 Campbell, Douglas Peter, Anoka, Minn. 

772 Crete, David Joseph, Stacy, Minn. 

721 Amazi, George Harold, Constance, Minn. 

786 Gillert, Emil Clary, Stacy, Minn. 

280 Nelson, Johan Albin, Wyoming, Minn. 

972 Dupree, Daniel, Centerville, Minn. 

983 Sorenson, Carl Elias, 820 40th Ave., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
757 Danielson, Karl Oscar, Constance, Minn. 
379 Moulton, Guy Junius, R. i. Cedar, Minn. 
194 Anderson, Emil, North St., Anoka, Minn. 
1148 Aasen, John, 4208 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Called into service of United States — 

1020 Sinnot, William Vincent, 941 41st Ave., Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

223 Beckenbach, Rudolph Jackup, Anoka, Minn. 

390 Lundahl, Hilder, R. 3. Elk River, Minn. 

966 Paul, Joseph, Centerville. Minn. 

868 Fredrick, John William, Anoka, Minn. 

332 Jackson, Jacob Edward, R. 3, 

542 Swanson, Thelof, R. 3, Wyoming, Minn. 

874 Losle, Edward, A.noka, Minn. 

552 Dupre, Harris Laurence, R. 2, Hugo, Minn. 

298 Anderson, William Alvin, Wyoming, Minn. 

675 Peterson, John, Constance, Minn. 

343 Gottwaldt. Charles E., R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 

Lieutenant Neil Hutchins left late in August Jor 
Camp Dodge, at Des Moines, Iowa, for instruc- 
tion in the Quartermaster's corps. 

Word was received by the friends of the following 
young men that they had received their commis- 
sions: Leonard B. Allison in the Artillery, George 
E. Blanchette in the Quartermaster's Corps, Harold 
D. Dinsmore in the Infantry, and Roy Hall in the 
Quartermaster's Corps. 

It was August of 1917 that Raymond P. Chase 
organized the Loyalty Lyceum. This was another 
Anoka idea for the taking of the gospel of loyalty 
to the near-Prussians who might chance to inhabit 
any of the communities of the state. These Anoka 
people agreed to go anywhere in the state when 
called upon to deliver loyalty talks at any sort of 
public meetings: 

Will A. Blanchard, I. A. Caswell, John P. Cole- 
man, Roe Chase, Judge Giddings, P. J. Nelson, C. L. 
Johnson, Leeds H. Cutter, Rev. Oliver Dolphin, 
R. P. Chase. 

Monday, August 27th was a day of pride and tears 
in the county of Anoka. Company "B" started on 
the long and tedious way to France. One hundred 
and thirty-eight officers and men were bidden good- 
bye. 



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COMPANY B, 3RD liXF. M. N. G. LEA\'IXG FOR CAMP CODY AUGUST J7TII 1917. Courtesy of Minneapolis Journal. 



Here is the list of them: 



Earl p. Hyatt 
Edward B. Cutler 
Edgar J. Goodricli 
Fritz A. Peterson • 
Burt P. Libby 
Michael A. Stewart 



CAPTAIN 

FIRST LIEUTENANT 

SECOND LIEUTENANT 

FIRST SERGEANT 

SUPPLY SERGEANT 

MESS SERGEANT 



Harold W. Bellows 
Clyde C. Colwell 



Robert M. Douglass 
Albin J. Lindfors 
Myron A. Faber 
Arthur D. Caswell 
Raymond N. Cowden 



Frank Campbell 

Albert R. Fisher 

I'RIV 
Bowers, \\'arren C. 
Duran, Earl E. 
Tones, Stanley M. 
Jones, Harold A. 
Kelleher, Robert F. 
Lindman, Axel J. 



Anderson, Arnold 
Anderson, Clarence 
Anderson, Simon 
Anderson. Anthony 
Antrim, William 
Appleman, Floyd 
Austinson, Anton 
Barstow, Carl 
Berglund, Alvin 
Bigelow, Wallace 
Berg, Edwin 
Berry, William 
Bjorlin, William 
Bjorlin, X'ictor 
Brezler, William 
Blanchard. David 
Blaisdell. Clayton 
Blesi, Philip 
Chamberlain, Leon 
Chamberlain, Ralph 
Christiansen, Irving 
Cook, Joseph 
Dahlstrom, Andrew 
Demars, Leo 
Dunn, Lawrence 
Dupree, Daniel 
Dupree, Gedon 
Engstrom, Reynold 



SERGEANTS 

Clyde R. Joslyn 
Hubert E. Rathbun 

CORPORALS 

Levitte Martin 
Elmer Munson 
Loren G. Reynolds 
David \V. Smith 
Joseph Huntsinger 

COOKS 

Arthur A. Nelson 
MECHANIC 

ATES— FIRST CLASS 

Richardson, Donald 
Sherman, Merritt 
Sorenson, Archie 
Wethern, Rudolph 
Wethern, Milton E. 

PRIVATES 

l'>ickson, .\lfred 
I'.rickson, Mannie 
ICrickson, John 
I'aymoville, Charles 
I'reeburg, Daniel 
I'rceburg, Archie 
I'reeburg, John 
(iardner, Sylvester 
George, George 

i Guimont, Lawrence 

Hall, Walter 
Hamlin, John 
Ilaugcr. Tacob 
Hoist, I'rank 
Howell, I'^rank 
Howell, Thomas 
limit, Irwin 
Johnson, George E. 
Tohnson, George H. 
Johnson, Gustav 
Kappel, Nicholas 
Lane, Edwin 
Lawson, Warren 
Loftus. Stephen 
Loftus, William 
Lnberg. Hjalmcr 
Limd. Elmer 
Lundberg. Henry 



McAllister, Faye 
McCarthy, Daniel 
McCarthy, Leo 
McGinty, Charles 
McGraw, Fred 
McGraw, Thomas 
Meister, Elwyn 
Miller, Eugene 
Jliller, Floyd 
Moline, Enoch 
Morton, Daniel 
Moulton, Guy 
Norris, Thomas 
Olund, Hugo 
Pearson, Walter 
Pontius, Ivan 
Postal, Robert 
Pratt, Robert 
Pusch, Adolph 
Ries, Walter 
Roots, Henry _ 
Rydquist, Albin 
Sawyer, Clarence 
Scott, Lawrence 



Siliendahl. Edwin 
Silcher, Lloyd 
Sommerfeldt, William 
Sorenson, Harry 
Smith, Orlo 
Smith, George A. 
Spohn. Clarence 
Starr, Clifford 
Stearns, Clyde 
Steinke, George 
Swanson, Henry 
Sward, Oscar 
Taplin, Kenneth 
Tharp, John 
Thompson, Harold 
Usher. Raymond 
\'an Elsberg, Robert 
X'arney. Maurice 
Warn, Frank 
Weaver, Russell 
Wesley, James 
Whipple, John 
Wolff, A\a!ler 
Yngve, W.Tlter 



All Anoka turned out to bid the soldiers farewell. 
The court house square was crowded with people. 
They were not only from all over Anoka County, but 
from Cambridge, Elk River, Princeton and the Twin 
Cities. 

The Elk River and Anoka bands gave a number of 
piatriotic selections. Company "G" of Princeton 
marched down from the depot and was given a rous- 
ing reception. The J. S. Cady Post was present. 
Every store in .^noka was closed for the afternoon- — 
in fact everybody strove to do honor to the boys in 
khaki. 

When the time arrived to leave, the old soldiers 
led the procession in automobiles. They were fol- 
lowed by the Anoka and Elk River bands, the two 
militar\' companies and hundreds of people. At the 
depots the throng was even larger where more hun- 
dreds of people had gathered to say goodbye. 

There were not many dry eyes in the crowd when 
the train left and it was subdued and thoughtful 
people that slowly departed for their homes. 

The lirst of September Misses .Marjorie McCarthy 
and Agnes Ward started a subscription list to secure 
funds with which to buy an army phonograph to 
send to Company "B." At a dollar d person the re- 
quired amount was soon raised. As Company "B" 
soon was transferred to other units the phonograph 
was not purchased and the money is still in the bank. 

The "Bethel and Linwood Safety Guard" was or- 
ganized and began to drill each Monday night at 
The Linwood Grange Hall. C. .\. Carlisle was sec- 
retary of the organization. 

On September 4th the lirst lists of drafted men, 
certified back to the local board for service, were 
received. The men were directed to keep in touch 



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WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



with the board in the expectation of being ordered 
to cantonments at any time. So many men had 
entered service from this section that it was not 
thought that many would be called from Anoka 
county to fill Minnesota's first quota. The first men 
certified were: 

783. Hathisen, Walter Henry, Stacy, Minn. 

275. Tackmann, Arthur Harrison, Cedar, Minn. 

564. Altenburger, Joseph, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 

536. Barott Walter Scott, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 

126. Veidt, George H., North St., Anoka, Minn. 

486. Rehbein, Carl Wilbur, Hugo, Minn. 

1045. Blixt, Charles Fredrick, 800 40th Ave., Columbia 
Heights, Minn. 

487. Marrier, Joseph Thomas, Hugo, Minn. 
652. Christensen, Carl Albert, Fridley, Minn. 

739. Greenlund, Hjalmar Karl John, Constance, Minn. 
182. Johnson, Emil A., 5th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 



Followed, in a few days, by these: 



223. 
390 
966 
868 
332 
552 
298 
676 
784 

373 
775 
309 
601 
675 



Beckenbach, Rudolph Jackup, Anoka, Minn. 
Lundahl, Hilder, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 
Paul, Joseph, Centerville, Minn. 
Fredrick, John William, Anoka, Minn. 
Jackson, Jacob Edward, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 
Dupre, Harris Laurence, R. 2, Hugo, Minn. 
Anderson, William Alvin, Wyoming, Minn. 
Carlson, Edgar, Constance, Minn. 
Ryan, Thomas Wilfrid, Stacy, Minn. 
Swanson, George Clarence, Box 56, R 
Pfaffendorf, Frederick Martin, Stacy, 
Chapman, Oliver, Cedar, Minn. 
Rognrud, Walter, Fridley, Minn. 
Peterson. John Constance, Minn. 



3, Anoka, 
Minn. 



Minn. 



Fred Hartman of Fridley township took an unique 
method of making public his loyalty. The electric 
line passes his home and passengers early in Sep- 
tember noted, on a hillside, a large American eagle, 
done in colored stone, perched upon the American 
coat of arms with the inscription "The Stars and 
Stripes Forever." 

Letters began to reach home from the men who 
had gone to Camp Cody telling of the arrival of the 
troops there and of how they were situated. Army 
censorship was beginning to tighten up somewhat at 
that time but here are excerpts from two: 

"Company B, Third Minnesota Infantry, reached 
their destination at Camp Cody, Deming, New 
Mexico, Friday afternoon, August 31st, at 4:30 
o'clock. 

The men reached Deming after one of the most 
delightful trips ever experienced by even the hard- 
ened troopers of the Llano Grande campaign. Not 
a single case of sickness or an accident while enroute. 

B Company, traveling with companies from Prince- 
ton, Hibbing and Eveleth, were on the third section 
leaving St. Paul at 11 p. m., Monday evening, August 
27th. The entire troop train under command of Major 
Weaver traveled on the Rock Island road to Kansas 
City and from there over the Santa Fe to Deming, 
passing through the cities of Iowa Falls, Des Moines, 
Kansas City, and Emporia, Kansas. The weather 
throughout the trip was delightfully cool and was not 
marred by a single rainy or cloudy day. 

The troop train reached Deming in one of the 
worst sand blizzards of the season. At sundown, 
however, the wind abated and the camp could be 
easily seen. 

Deming is situated 80 miles from El Paso and 
enjoys an elevation of 4333 feet above sea level or 
nearly 3,000 feet higher than Anoka. The city of 
Deming has a population of 5,000 and is about IJ^ 
miles from camp. By a government order all saloons 
in the city were closed two days before the troops 
arrived and will remain closed while the troops are at 
Camp Cody. 

Camp Cody and the city of Deming, are situated 
on an enormous plateau surrounded by a low range 
of mountains. The plain is covered with a small 
growth of sage brush and there is very little cactus. 
To date there have been no complaints about fleas 
or mosquitoes and there are very few flies. 



By a recent order of the war department all com- 
panies will be re-organized into companies of 250 
men with two captains and four lieutenants. The 
principal share of the work at Camp Cody will be 
this work of re-organization and re-equipping the 
regiment. 

By arrangements before departure for the South, 
the news of all serious cases of sickness or accidents 
will be wired to the proper persons at Anoka. This 
measure was taken to put a stop to the many un- 
founded and startling rumors that were spread 
broadcast over Anoka while the troops were in the 
South last year. 

We are directly above a hidden river, which fur- 
nishes us with plenty of good water. 

Each company has a large new mess hall that 
seats about two hundred men. We were given a 
large refrigerator which is always filled with plenty 
for us to eat owing to our fine Mess Sergeant Stew- 
art who is the best food finder in the Regiment. 

Lieut. Cutter has been transferred to Company G 
of Princeton and Lieut. Morton who takes his place 
was well liked by Company G and is sure to be well 
liked here. 

Lieut. LaPlant, who was sent down a week ahead 
of us to prepare our camp 
did a good job and told us 
that this will make an ideal 
place to train. 

Corporals Morse and Par- 
ker, who are tooting in the 
band, are developing chests 
on them like Homer pigeons. 
Privates Postal and Loftus 
have transferred to head- 
quarters and supply compa- 
nies. 

Saturday was wash day 
and all were busy removing 
the real estate collected 
from several states we pass- 
ed through. Sunday morn- 
ing we were given our first 
Paratyphoidinoculation but 
this did not interfere with thaddeuS F. GIDDINGS 
our Sunday dinner and the 
fine after dinner cigars furnished by Lieut. Goodrich. 

As the weather grew cooler, patriotic knitting 
began to attract the attention of those who knew 
how to knit of yore and those who wanted to be 
of service in this way. One of the first of these, 
among the men, was Thaddeus P. Giddings, who 
began to knit socks for soldiers in Jvme and con- 
tinued to use his spare time, on street cars and 
while reading evenings, until the war was over. 
He purchased the yarn and gave the completed 
socks to the soldiers. The next year he knit for 
the Red Cross. His contribution during the war 
consisted, in this particular way, of 140 pairs of 
socks and a sweater. 

Mrs. T. W. Morton was another industrious knit- 
ter. She was eighty-four years old and yet was 
able to knit more than sixty pairs of socks for the 
Red Cross. 

Miss Lillian Hewey knit over 175 pairs of socks 
beside making over many pairs. Mrs. John Hunter 
was another great knitter. 

A meeting was held at the Commercial club 
rooms on the evening of Friday. September 13th, 
to arrange for a proper recognition of the first 
contingent of drafted men who would leave the 
next week. The plans were well made and carried 
out with enthusiasm. 

By means of the following notice the school child- 
ren were bidden to the celebration: 




WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



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"The school children of Anoka County are in- 
vited to attend a picnic to be given on the court 
house grounds, Friday, September 21st, at 12:30, in 
honor of the soldiers who are about to leave for 
the training camp and to march with the rest of 
the procession. I recommend that the rural schools 
be closed for the day and the children given an op- 
portunity to demonstrate their loyalty." 

George D. Goodrich, 
Co. Supt. of Schools. 

When Friday afternoon arrived there was a 
mighty crowd gathered in Anoka from all parts of 
the county. Not only were these eighteen men be- 
low listed present, with all their friends, but all 
draftees who had been certified for active service 
were honor guests on the occasion, and most of 
them seemed to be present. 



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GROUP OF MEN INDUCTED SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1917 

783 Hathisen, Walter Henry, Stacy, Minn. 
676 Carlson, Edgar, Constance, Minn. 

275 Tackmann, Arthur Harrison, Cedar, Minn. 

564 Altenburger, Joseph, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 

536 Barott, Walter Scott, R. 3, Forest Lake. Minn. 

126 Veidt, George H., North St., Anoka, Minn. 

784 Ryan, Thomas Wilfrid, Stacy, Minn. 

775 Pfaffendorf, Frederick Martin, Stacy, Minn. 

486 Rehbein, Carl Wilbur, Hugo. Minn. 
309 Chapman, Oliver, Cedar, Minn. 

1045 Blixt, Charles Fredrick, 800 40th Ave., Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

487 Marrier, Joseph Thomas, Hugo, Minn. 
652 Christensen, Carl Albert, Fridley, Minn. 

739 Greenlund, Hjalmar Karl John, Constance, Minn. 

601 Rognrud, Walter, Fridley, Minn. 

182 Johnson, Emil A., 5th Ave., Anoka, Minn. 

223 Beckenbach, Rudolph Jackup, Anoka, Minn. 

390 Lundahl, Hilder, R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

These were Anoka's first soldiers to enter the 
army under the selective draft. Some of them were 
to die, some to be wounded and sick, but all of 
them were to make good soldiers of whom their 
home county was exceedingly proud. 

A dinner was served on the court house grounds, 
then a long procession led by the Morgan Fife 
and Drum Corps of Minneapolis and veterans of 
the G. A. R., wended its way to the Stadium where 
a program was to be given. It is probable that 
more than a thousand people took part in the par- 
ade. Each person carried an American flag. 

At the Stadium Captain P. G. \\'oodward, one 
of the surviving heroes of the war of the rebellion, 
presided and the following program was the clos- 
ing feature of the splendidly arranged tribute to 
our conscript lads: 

Invocation Rev. Drewett 

Greeting Alayor Berry 

Solo Miss Marguerite Dunn 

Address Judge Leeds H. Cutter 

Solo E. Hadley 

Reading Mrs. F. L. Salter 

Reading Mrs. Goss 

"For Our Boys in the Trenches'' 

Duet Mr. Drewett, Mrs. Geo. Green 

Address Judge .\. E. Giddings 

"Why We Are at War" 



Presentation by Capt. Woodward of comfort bags 
to the honor guests. 

This little jingle from one of the Anoka papers, 
tells how the people felt about the departure of the 
conscripts: 

THE BOYS IN OLIVE DRAB 

In Seventy-Six they sang about 

The gallant Minute men, 
And hearts were thrilled at Lexington, 

At Yorktown and Cowpen. 

In Eighteen Twelve, on land and sea, 

Our soldiers won renown; 
And then, again, in Forty-Eight 

We tamed the Greasers down. 

In Sixty-One, the blue and grey 

Engaged in bloody strife, 
i\nd cannons roared and armies bled 

To save the nation's life. 

In Ninety-Eight the Spanish Don 
Laid waste our neighbor's shore, 

And Yankee lads, in khaki clad. 
Gave him enough and more. 

The Moro, Greaser and the Chink 
Have felt this country's steel. 

And everytime we've gone to fight 
We've made somebody squeal. 

And now again in Seventeen 
We've heard the call to arms 

And Yankee lads in olive drab 
Are leaving stores and farms. 

On every hill, in every glade 

One hears the bugle blow, 
And every honest man and true 

Is ready now to go. 

And, as thej^ march away to fight. 
Though sad to see them go. 

They'll honor bring to home and flag 
This much we surely know. 

Then lift your glass to toast the flag. 
Your country and your sons: 

The splendid boys in olive drab 
Who'll face the Prussian guns. 

A nation's honor rests secure 

Defended by their might 
And peace will come with honor then 

Accompanied by right. 

Lieutenant Edward B. Cutter was made Judge 
Advocate of Special Court Martial in the 34th Divi- 
sion, according to news received late in September. 

The Red Cross maintained a tent and display of 
the chapter's activities at the county fair. 

Speakers for the Loyalty Lyceum were in great 
demand over the state, A. E. Giddings and R. P. 
Chase being called upon as frequently as three 
and four evenings a week. 

Six more draftees were certified to the local board 
on September 25th. They were: 



,=;o7 
420 
43^ 
027 
874 
343 



Bernicr, John B., Hugo, Minn. 

Johnson, Joseph L., R. 3, Elk River, Minn. 

McDonald. Joe, R. i. Cedar, Minn. 

Benson. Alex Albert Julius, R. 3, Elk River, itinn. 

Losle, Edward. Anoka. Minn. 

Gottwaldt, Charles E., R. 3, Anoka. ISIinn. 



Interesting letters, telling of life in the canton- 
ment, continued to arrive from Camp Cody. Here 
is one: 



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WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



Camp Cody, N. M. 

September 11, 1917. 
Dear Friend: 

Co. "B" is getting firmly settled in camp. Rifles 
and other equipment were issued last week and we 
are now drilling in earnest. Inspection was held last 
Saturday and Co. "B" passed with one of the best 
marks of the Battalion. 

Capt. McAdow, Lieuts. Chisholm, Bogard and 
Stevens have been assigned to Co. "B" for training. 

The following promotions have been made in the 
Company: Corporals Robert Douglass, Albin Lind- 
fors, Myron Faber and Arthur D. Caswell have 
been promoted to Sergeants. Privates Leo Mc- 
Carthy, Warren Bowers, Earle Duran, Merritt Sher- 
man, Archie Sorenson, Milton Wethern, Rudolph 
Wethern, Albin Rydquist and Clifford Starr, ap- 
pointed Corporals. Privates Arnold Anderson, 
Floyd Appleman, Wm. Brezler, Wm. Bjorlin, Leon 
Chamberlain, Ralph Chamberlain, Andrew Dahl- 
strom, Reynold Engstrom, Alfred Erickson, Jacob 
Hauger, Daniel McCarthy, Daniel Morton, Geo. E. 
Johnson, Robert Pratt, Adolph Pusch, Geo. A. 
Smith, Oscar Sward, Orlo Smith, John Whipple and 
Walter Yngve were promoted to 1st Class Privates. 

Co. "B" baseball team composed mostly of ex- 
high school players defeated the Supply company 
team by a score of 24 to 2, the "B" boys batting the 
ball in big league style. More games are being 
scheduled and the fellows expect to have plenty 
of fun in the coming games. 

The Mess house has been wired and this makes 
a fine place for the boys to spend their evenings, 
listening to the Jazz band, the kind that makes ones 
feet start off by themselves and when the music 
stops you find yourself with a chair or broom in 
your arms dancing like a demon. The fellows are 
looking forward to the fun when they get their 
phonograph, one man will be detailed to run it 
each meal and we expect to have a regular cabaret. 

A few nights ago the fellows had a rip-snorting 
shirt tail parade to hurry along pay day. The band 
led the column playing "Cheer, Cheer" — • and, "Your 
in the Army Now." 

Co. "B" wishes to thank the ladies of Anoka who 
gave us the pillows and comfort bags, both of which 
are a true comfort to the soldiers. 

The fellows like the camp better every day, but 
all have to admit that Anoka was the ideal place 
to train. 

Lieutenant Willard Howard, medical, was sta- 
tioned at Camp Pike, Arkansas, being on duty with 
an ambulance corps there. 

Owing to the exceedingly high cost of food and 
the request to conserve of flour, meats and sugar, 
war time recipes were published in large numbers 
in order that Anoka home makers might help to 
conserve. 

Here are three typical recipes: 

WAR TIME RECIPES 
Meat Loaf 

2 lbs. round steak chopped 
I cup rolled oats 

1 cup stewed tomatoes 

3 level teaspoons salt 
J teaspoon pepper 

1 dozen ripe olives, i onion chopped and 1 cup 
tomatoes may be added if desired. 

War Bread 

2 cups bread crumbs 
2 cups cooked beans 
2 cups cooked rice 

2 eggs 

2 tablespoons butter, salt and pepper to taste 



i cup nuts, and 1 onion chopped or tomato sauce 
may be added if desired 

Bake until a knife is clear that is inserted in it. 

War Cake 

Boil 3 minutes 

1 cup brown sugar 

1 cup water 

2 cups seeded raisins 

3 cup lard, Sawtay or Crisco 
1 tablespoon molasses 

4 teaspoon nutmeg 
i teaspoon cloves 

1 teaspoon cinnamon 

When cool add two heaping cups flour, 1 teaspoon 
soda, and 1 teaspoon baking powder. Bake in mod- 
erate oven. 

As the days sped on more alarming reports came 
from Europe. The need of more men and that soon, 
was indeed pressing. People became aggravated at 
what seemed to be needless delay and unholy bow- 
ing down before Red Tape, the Pagan idol of all 
officialdom. Partly on account of possible leakage 
of valuable information to our enemies, and partly, 
one could not but be led to suspect, through a 
desire to thwart offers of advice and aid and to have 
it recorded in history that American participation 
in the World war was managed solely by southern 
Democrats, the progress of the first few months 
just passed were largely shrouded in deepest mys- 
tery, so far as the people of the northwest were 
concerned. 

But here is an editorial which will, maybe, better 
tell of the situation. It must be recalled that a 
weird specimen had been found and exalted to the 
position of Chairman of the Bureau of Information 
at Washington. Meagre in mentality and adroit in 
thumbing over facts to suit the occasion and poli- 
tical expediency, this fellow peddled weekly to the 
press of the country, the often stale, mildewed and 
very unreliable information upon which all com- 
ment was based. There were no reliable sources 
of information within reach of the newspapers. 

AFTER SIX MONTHS 

America has been at war with a foreign power 
for six months. During that period what has been 
accomplished? This is a reasonable question which 
may be asked by the people who are furnishing the 
men and paying the bills. 

A hasty glance over the field of Uncle Sam's 
activities gives ground for both pessimistic and op- 
timistic comment. 

Let's take up the gloomy side first. 

Thanks to the carelessness, both official and un- 
official, of the past three or four years, this country 
was about as unprepared for a foreign war, or any 
other kind for that matter, as a cannibal is for 
Heaven. 

Our small, though valiant, standing army was not 
more than large enough to police our possessions. 
Our navy, undermanned, poorly equipped and limited 
in point of tonnage, could not hope to protect a 
fraction of our coast line. Of airships the govern- 
ment owned about six — two of which might, but 
not often did, really fly. 

The state militia upon which we have depended 
for so long, did not muster half its paper strength, 
was poorly equipped and, in many states, hardly 
trained at all. 

Our merchant marine was so trifling an item in 
the world's commerce as to be negligible. 

After three years of ample and stern warning 
this country still basked in the golden commerce 
of bleeding Europe and forgot to keep its powder 
dry. 



IVITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



37 



When war was finally an accomplished fact and 
this country went in, we may well have been viewed 
with amusement by the contending European states 
with their huge armies and their wonderfully effec- 
tive blood letting equipment. 

During all of these six months in which we have 
been preparing, either feverishly or leisurely as you 
may feel inclined to think, nothing has stood be- 
tween this countrj' and invasion but the battle line 
of our now allied countries and the British and 
French navies. 

If either breaks before this cumbersome giant of 
the west finally gets going, we are in for a serious 
time of it. Our little handful of men now in France 
is not a drop in the mighty sea of warring humanity 
over there. 

Our volunteer system fell down completely in sup- 
plying the millions needed in all branches of the 
service. America has been asleep during most of 
the six months past. We have failed to realize 
the size of the task which we have undertaken. 

Men have had to go about suppressing disloyalty 
and preaching thrift in order to save Americans 
from the bitter fruits of their own folly. N'ot guns 
enough are yet made to equip even the first of our 
conscript army. The boys must learn tactics with 
a cane. 

We have been acting during the past six months, 
much as a man, informed that his home is on fire, 
who first leisurely completes reading his magazine 
before he telephones the fire department. 

But, on the other hand, there has been a lot of 
progress — too little but a lot. 

Potentially this country is great. When once we 
begin to fight there can be no question about the 
result. But when will that be? 

Wonders have been accomplished by a little in- 
telligent team work among the railroads. More than 
a million men are in training, (officers to train them 
had to be trained first). Our navy has been tripled 
in size and its force of fighting men doubled but, 
even yet, it is exceedingly small. 

We have loaned our allies billions of credit. Con- 
gress has quibbled and palavered and finally passed 
most of the legislation needed to conduct the war. 

Each week finds our military plans maturing more 
smoothly and our war preparations more volumin- 
ously under way. 

America is really getting ready to fight and when 
she is really ready to strike, the throne of the Hun 
will tremble. 

But we are not moving fast enough! We are not 
yet awake! We are not firmly enough united as a 
people with one purpose. There is too much dis- 
loyalty. There is too much bickering, too much 
parsimony. 

We do not seem to realize that this country needs 
every ounce of punch which each individual has. 
Let's get busier — let's all get solidly behind our 
government and speed up these preparations. Speed 
up every one of them in order that the Kaiser's 
day of reckoning may more speedily arrive. 

A general shake up at Camp Cody the first of 
October came as a surprise to friends of the units 
stationed there. Troops trained for years in the 
national guards were reorganized into artillery units. 

The announcement of this change was made public 
in Minnesota thus on October 9th. 

Officers have been assigned for the One Hundred 
and Twenty-fifth Field Artillery, which is being 
formed from the ranks of the Third Minnesota in- 
fantry, and organization is being rushed as rapidly 
as possible, under authority of general orders Nos. 
2 and 18, recently issued. Quite a number of officers 
and men will be transferred from the Third to form 
the new batteries and all assignments of officers 
have been made with the exception of Colonel, Lieu- 



tenant-Colonel and the Chaplain. Assignments are as 
follows: 

Majors — Franklyn W. Matson, First Battalion; 
Arthur A. Caswell, Second Battalion; Carl C. Wea- 
ver, unassigned and attached to regimental head- 
quarters; Captain Walter C. Flodin, Regimental Ad- 
jutant; Capt. Alfred W. Rossberg, First Battalion 
Adjutant, and Capt. Thomas W. Chisholm, Second 
Battalion Adjutant. 

Headquarters Company — To be organized from 
the headquarters company of the Third Minnesota 
infantry, and a transfer of thirty-six men from 
Batteries C and F after they are organized, giving 
the headquarters company 160 men as required for 
war strength. Officers — Chester B. Wilson, Captain; 
John W. Signer and Eugene C. Kalkman, First Lieu- 
tenants; and Rudolph Gaalas and Edgar J. Goodrich, 
Second Lieutenants. 

Supply Company — To be organized from the pres- 
ent supply company of the Third Minnesota, less 
one sergeant, and with a transfer of enough men 
from Battery A, after it was organized, to reach the 
required war strength. Officers — Alfred H. Johnson, 
Captain, and Gustaf A. Kohrt, First Lieutenant. 

Battery A — Organized from Companies E. and G, 
Third Minnesota. Officers — George W. Stiles, Cap- 
tain; John J. Harrison and Earl Marsh, First Lieu- 
tenants; T. Harris and Garfield Wildman, Second 
Lieutenants. 

Battery B — Organized from Companies M and L, 
Third Minnesota. Officers — David Q. Williams, 
Captain; Thomas T. Stanek and Albert W. Gasper, 
First Lieutenants; John A. McKinnon and Carlisle 
jNladson, Second Lieutenants. 

Battery C — Organized from Companies A and B, 
Third Minnesota. Officers — Elmer W. McDevitt. 
Captain; Milton A. Gallup and Harvey M. Johnson, 
First Lieutenants: Herman Hofflinger and Daniel 
McDonald, Second Lieutenants. 

Battery D — Organized from Companies C and D, 
Third Minnesota. Officers — Reginald C. Nelson, 
Captain; Alfred C. Ott and Carl E. Soderholm, First 
Lieutenants: Robert T. Urie and Harvey J. Cole- 
man, Second Lieutenants. 

Battery E- — Organized from Companies H and I, 
Third Minnesota. Officers — William A. Brown, Cap- 
tain; Edward B. Cutter and Claude S. Morton, First 
Lieutenants; Lawrence M. Carlson, Second Lieu- 
tenant. 

Battery F — Organized from Companies F and K, 
Third Minnesota. Officers — J. Harris Trux, Cap- 
tain; Earl J. Watterworth, First Lieutenant; Robert 
B. Patterson and Ray McDermott, Second Lieuten- 
ants. 

Unassigned but to be attached to the battery units 
— Capt. Earl P. Hyatt, headquarters Companv; Capt. 
Chris Nesseth, Battery D, and Capt. Otto F. Ruebke, 
Battery B. 

All reserve officers will be carried with the bat- 
teries that were organized from their respective com- 
panies in the Third. Disposal of the company funds 
in the Third Regiment will be settled later. 

Earle Peck gave up his position as carrier of 
Motor Route "A" to enlist in the aviation. 

These men were called for examination by the 
draft board October 16th: 

726 I.undbcrK, Walter Sigfred, Wyoming, Minn. 

15 Witte, Bernard, J. jr., Anolca. Minn. 

905 Clay, Harry Alhik. R. 2. Betlicl, Minn. 

933 Peterson, Chas. Simon. R. 4, Isanti. Minn. 

452 Varncy. Maurice Edwin. R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 

355 Hill, ncorpc Earle, R. i. New Brighton. Minn. 

530 I.iindborp:. Frank .\ngust. New Brigliton, Minn. 

809 Egan. William, Cedar, Minn. 

1 1 14 Tnnsky, Walter, 4601 7tli .St. N. E., Columbia TIciglits. 
Minn. 

64,'; .Tohnson, Peter, Fridley. Minn. 

218 Wcsp, William T.ynn, Anokn, Minn. 



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620 Murphy, John Allen, Fridley, Minn. 

550 Erredge, George Gilbert, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 

574 Flaherty, Charles Philip, R. i, Wyoming, Minn. 

31 Loftus, William, Anoka, Minn. 




October 11th the first serious labor trouble oc- 
cured at the Coon Rapids dam in the township of 
Anoka. The Minneapohs Tribune thus told about 
it the next morning: 

"Fourteen men, all alleged to be members of 
the I. W. W., arested late yesterday near the Gen- 
eral Electric Company's power plant at Coon Rapids, 
were brought to Minneapolis last night and placed in 
the Hennepin County jail. They are charged with 
having instigated a riot at the company plant. They 
will be turned over today to federal authorities who 
are investigating the 
case. 

"The men were ar- 
rested yesterday by 
U. S. Pratt, sheriff of 
Anoka County, after 
they had destoyed 
considerable property 
in the camp of a con- 
struction coffer dam 
at Coon Rapids. The 
riot had not been pref- 
aced by any complaint 
of wages or working 
conditions but grew 

when the superintend- THE LIBERTY LOAN QUARTETTE 

ent of the plant dis- 
charged the men for alleged mutinous actions 

"A man, giving the name of John Disiviscour, 
and his address, Chicago, is alleged to have been 
the ringleader. When arrested he was armed with 
a large knife with which, other company employees 
said, he had been threatening them. 

"Last night Sheriff Pratt stationed a force of 50 
special deputies on guard at the electric company's 
plant as a precaution against threatened damages 
to the power dam or plant. 

"J. W. Dougherty and L,. D. Wilson, Minneapolis 
detectives, and Patrolman Charles Van Rickely in 
Anoka, at the time the riot call reached Sheriff 
Pratt, aided in the arrest and bringing the prisoners 
to this city. 

"When booked at the county jail last night John 
Palmer, Joseph H. Cooper and Fred Mayer said 
they had no homes nor permanent addresses. The 
others gave their names and addresses as follows: 
Henry Davis, Chicago; W. M. Casebolt, Kansas; 
Roy Gannon, Cincinnati; Arthur Murray, Canada; 
Charles Smith, St. Paul; Charles Bates, Chico, Cali- 
fornia; William J. Kennedy, Philadelphia; R. A. 
Chapman, San Francisco; Frank Lang, Chicago and 
John Grandell, Pennsylvania. 

"The men are being held in jail today awaiting 
official action. A militia guard is protecting the 
Coon Rapids dam." 

The campaign for the Second Liberty Loan came 
on during the middle of October. The local banks 
did most of the clerical work and helped many to 
finance their subscriptions on a partial payment plan. 
The newspapers were permitted to furnish the pub- 
licity without charge. T. E. Coleman, chairman, 
Frank L. Salter, G. C. Lambert, Gus Johnson and 
Bazil Hunter were the representatives of the five 
banks in the county who helped to raise the sub- 
scriptions to the loan. 

The first Farm Club to buy a Liberty bond was the 
"Get Together" Club of the town of Anoka. 

A Liberty Loan quartette of local singers did 
splendid work at the meetings held all over the 
county. The quartette was made up of Ed. Marau- 



der, Gus Peterson, Earl Hadley and L. B. McGaffey. 
Most of the spellbinders who took part in the 
Red Cross campaign for funds again went out to 
the country churches and school houses to urge 
upon the people the need of investing generously 
in government bonds at this time. 

The response from the people was remarkable. 
Anoka County was not fortunate in having many 
very wealthy people as residents, but she had a 
lot of mighty patriotic ones. Some, very few it is 
a pleasure to state, refused to become interested 
in the matter. Most of these were fitted out with 
what was called a "blue" card on which the reasons 
which they gave for failure to take bonds were set 
forth and these were sent into the state headquar- 
ters. In order to do 
no possible injustice 
to these people, whose 
real financial circum- 
stances were not 
known, the names of 
them are not pub- 
lished here that their 
lack of ardor might be 
perpetuated in print. 
On October 23rd 
the grocers of the city 
agreed to sell but a 
dollar's worth of su- 



gar to a customer m 

order to conserve the 

local supply. 

Of the fourteen men placed under arrest at Coon 

Rapids under a charge of assembling with intent 

to do violence, Palmer, Kennedy, Smith, Casebolt, 

Gammon, Meyers, Davis, Grandell were found to 

have failed to register for the draft and were turned 

over to federal officers. The other six were kicked 

out of the county and advised to seek habitation 

elsewhere. 



If the Si'C'ond Issue of the 

Liberty Loan Bonds 

is over snhseribed the result 
uil] be a biijger fiictor iu end- 
ing the present war than any- 
Ihiiii; el-v Tile overwlielm- 



iiu etteet of sueh 



popi 



I'.r 



ovit-pouring of money 
depress tile enemy .ind l;re 
luarten our Allies. 



The Anoka National Bank 




The Coon Rapids incident indicated that there 
was a menace to the peace of the community and it 
was decided to call together the men who had vol- 
unteered as members of an automobile posse. This 
was done on the evening of October 17th at the 
city hall. 

It was a rainy, miserable night and yet a large 
crowd was on hand to organize. Deputy Sheriff 
Ben Egge and Major Bellows of the Minneapolis 
Citizen's Auxiliary were invited to tell Anoka how 
such an organization had been worked out in that 
community. 



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39 



John Palmer presided at the meeting and, before 
the evening was over it was found that the follow- 
ing had joined: 



T. Frank Hare 
Fred Susse 
Geo. S. Hyatt 
T. J. Abbett 
J. T. Granfield 
Fred Bjorlin 

D. W. Thayer 
C. S. Hosmer 
H. E. Seelye 
Elmer F. Hall 
Ralph H. Bruns 
W. A. Coulter 

L. A. Sherman 
G. J. Hastings 
Ross W. Chase 
H. E. Price 
C. L. Tohnson 
C. Karker 
C. D. Green 
F. C. Bailev 
Geo. H. Billings 
F. A. Harrington 
M. S. Seely 
Geo. W. Green 
N. P. Moberg 
Douglas P. Campbell 
Roy J. Green 
Ira H. Burhans 
Will A. Blanchard 
George Goodermont 
T. H. Colwell 
W. E. Bates 
Leeds H. Cutter 
H. A. Harrington 
Charles E. Green 
Ben Ross 
Tas. J. Walley 
"Geo. W. Merrill 
Geo. W. Frauman 
T. N. Peterson 
Henry P. Aye 
B. A. Dougherty 

E. S. Swanson 
iW. J. Briere 
S. E. Robbins 
L. Gust Nelson 

F. O. Robbins 
W. L. Ward 
A. W. Chase 



Arthur T. Caine 
Harry Plant 
H. W. Plummer 
T. A. Blanchette 
A. F. Beaty 
A. H. Gove 
Max Schwartzman 
G. Schwartzman 
Raymond Ebner 
Archie McKinney 
James Leo 
Robert McDaniel 
J. G. Brooks 
Gus Peterson 
Wm. F. Van Vliet 
J. B. Jesperson 
A. D. W. Johnson 
Geo. D. Hilliard 
R. F. Overlook 
Lewis O. Jacob 
S. Bond 
G. J. Giddings 
K. C. Richardson 
H. E. Sherman 

E. R. Clarke 
J. F. Speedy 
Clarence Greenfield 
J. G. Houston 

J. J. Johnson 
John P. Coleman 
J. F. McKusick 
Chasles O. Wyman 
Roe Chase 
P. J. Nelson 
G. A. Woodward 
Frank Hart 
S. A. Parker 

F. T. Drewett 
Frank H. Koos 
Wendell Bailey 
T. G. McLean 
F. S. Stewart 
F. H. Hunter 
Edw, A. Turnquist 
Guy E. Clutter 

A. H. Dowdell 
A. T. Moebs 
D. W. Thayer 



The draft board reported progress for the week 
thus: 

Ten out of the fifteen notified to appear for ex- 
amination Saturday were before the board last week. 
The following passed a good physical examination: 

726 Lundberg, Walter Sigfred, Wyoming, Minn. 

550 Erredge. George Gilbert, R. 3, Forest Lake, Minn. 

15 Witte. Bernard J. Jr., Anoka, Minn. 

809 Egan, William, Cedar, Minn. 

574 Flaherty, Charles Philip, R. i, Wyoming, Minn. 

The following were rejected — 
S30 Lundberg. Frank August, New Brighton, Minn. 
218 Wesp, William Lynn, Anoka, Minn. 
355 Hill, George Earle, R. i. New Brighton, Minn. 
905 Clay, Harry Allrik, R. 2. Bethel, Minn. 
933 Peterson, Chas. Simon, R. 4, Isanti, Minn. 

The following enlisted with Co. B — 
452 Varney, Maurice Edwin, R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 
31 Loftus, William, Anoka. Minn. 

These failed to report — 

1 1 14 Tunsky, Walter. 4601 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 

64s Johnson, Peter, Fridley, Minn. 

620 Murphy, John Allen, Fridley, Minn. 

The most successful of all the loyalty meetings 
held in Anoka during the war took place October 
24th. In the words of one enthusiastic old soldier, 
it was a "rip-snorter." 

Late Monday afternoon it was found that John 
Burke, Treasurer of the United States, was to be in 
Minnesota for two great speeches — Monday in St. 
Paul and Wednesday at Minneapolis. 

There seemed to be no good reason why Anoka 
should not have him Tuesday evening. Anoka's 



fame as a patriotic city was already known to Mr. 
Burke and he gladly consented to come here. 

At four o'clock Monday afternoon it was found 
that Mr. Burke had been secured. In spite of the 
fact that it was a regular show night and had been 
thus advertised, George W. Green and Manager 
Larkin at once tendered the committee the use of 
the Green Theatre for either a part or all of the 
evening free of charge. The former offer w^s ac- 
cepted and the show put on early, the second per- 
formance being omitted. 

State Auditor Preus, always ready to help Anoka, 
undertook to furnish the music. He tried to get 
the Highlander band of Winnipeg, but that or- 
ganization had gone back to Canada. So he nailed 
the famous Apollo Club which came to Anoka and 
sang to the delight of all who heard the program. 
This was done free of charge. 

The Minneapolis, Anoka & Cuyuna Railway, 
through its superintendent, A. A. Kranhold, then 
offered a special train free of charge to bring the 
singers to Anoka and return them again to their 
homes. Gus Peterson of the company went to 
Minneapolis to provide for 
the comfort of the club en 
route. 

Capt. P. G. Woodward 
met the club at Anoka and 
extended the courtesies of 
the city to the visiting sing- 
ers. 

Meantime, G. H. Good- 
rich, T. E. Coleman, L. O. 
Jacob, T. J. Abbett and 
Frank H, Koos undertook 
to advertise the event on 
short notice. The city and 
rural telephone lines were 
kept busy. The local tele- 
phone company co-operated 
willingly and notified many 
patrons. Superintendent 
Koos caused the thorough 
circulation of dodgers and 
the Price Confectionery 
sent dodgers among the evening papers. 

Mr. Gould from the State Capitol came to Anoka 
early Tuesday morning and spent the day stirring up 
enthusiasm. 

A reception committee was hurriedly made up. 
This consisted of R. W. Akin, L. J. Greenwald, P. E. 
Woodward, T. E. Coleman, W. A. Blanchard, Rev. 
Oliver Dolphin, Rev. Powell, James B. Berry, J. P. 
Coleman, G. H. Goodrich, B. C. Smith, George W. 
Green, A. E. Giddings, John Palmer. These were 
invited to an impromptu dinner at the home of 
Raymond P. Chase where were entertained the 
city's guests for the evening. These guests were John 
Burke of Washington, United States Treasurer; 
Theodore Wold, President of the Ninth District 
Federal Reserve Bank; J. A. O. Preus, State Auditor 
and Messrs. Stenvick of Minot, North Dakota and 
Beson of Minneapolis, who were giving their time 
to the Liberty Loan campaign. 

Besides those people already mentioned there were 
scores of Anoka folks who helped get the crowd 
together to make the meeting a success. Many 
of the loyal women of Anoka gave up their time 
to telephoning over the county and these should 
receive their share of the credit for the splendid 
co-operation which they gave. 

A. E. Giddings presided at the meeting. 

Rev. Powell of the Methodist church, gave the 
invocation. Theodore Wold spoke briefly upon what 
the Ninth District was doing for our country. 




UNITED STATES TREAS. 
JOHN BURKE 



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Mr. Preus gave 
a short but elo- 
quent address up- 
on the crimes of 
the Hun and the 
need for striking a 
quick, hard blow 
for humanity. 

When M r . 
Burke was intro- 
duced, the great 
audience which 
packed the theatre 
to the sidewalk 
arose and greeted 
him with prolong- 
ed applause and 
cheers. 

After saying 
some nice things 
about Anoka, the 
speaker outlined 
the condition 
which prevailed in 
Europe when 
America began to 
fight and showed 
what had already 
been accomplished 
since we entered 
the war. His 
speech was a se- 
rious arraign- 
ment of the disloyal 
swerving loyalty. 

At the concision of 




TREASURY DEPARTMENT 

WASHINGTON 

Feb 14th 1919 



noe Chaae , E 
Anoka Mlr.n 



dear Mr Chase 

1 have your very Kind letter of the 6th , and I 
n-.alllng you under separate cover a photograph as requested I 
a great deal of pleasure the hospitality of your 
and the splendid reception given me at Anoka I 
:i the Liberty Loans Drives and nowhere did I find 
rr.ore patriotism or a greater desire to help our 
"on country in the r:r = a- *'orl'd War 



r.ber with 



hon 






mpathy 



Very sincerely yours 




FRANK HART 



City.... 
Town. 



Anoka 
Anoka 

Bethel 

Blaine 

Burns 

Centerville 

Columbia Heights. 

Columbus 

Fridley 

Grow 

Ham Lake 

Linwood 

Oak Grove 

Ramsey 

St. Francis 



and an earnest plea for un- 

his speech there could be no 
doubt that Anoka County 
was with him. 

Father Dolphin pro- 
nounced the benediction. 
The Apollo Club sang re- 
peatedly and responded to 
encores after each selection. 

The Anoka County Fuel 
Board was appointed the 
last of October. It con- 
sisted of E. L. Curia], of 
Anoka, chairman, John Pal- 
mer and Frank Hart of 
Anoka. 

A report from T. E. Cole- 
man as to the progress made 
up to October 30th in gath- 
ering up Anoka County's 
share of the Liberty Loan 
proved hard to believe; 

$ 94,000.00 

2,800.00 

5,600.00 

4,200.00 

5,550.00 

3,850.00 

16,200.00 

2,800.00 

4,050.00 

4,950.00 

2,300.00 

13,000.00 

9,200.00 

4300.00 

3,100.00 



And yet it was 
true and, before 
the drive was over, 
$218,000.00 was 
subscribed. Anoka 
County's quota 
was $150,000.00. 

To further en- 
courage the work- 
ers there came this 
letter from Camp 
Cody: 

"I have enclosed 
a list of names of 
the ex-members 
of "B" Company, 
who are in Head- 
quarters Company 
and subscribed for 
the Second Liber- 
ty Loan. I 
thought that it 
might be of some 
interest to the peo- 
ple of Anoka to 
know one of the 
ways the fellows 
are using their 
money. Our re- 
giment is in the 
third place with a 
present total of 
$118,000. We feel 
a bit puffed over the deal as our regiment has only 
about half the number of men that the infantry regi- 
ments have. 

"Our Company alone which is the smallest or- 
ganization in the regiment, with the exception of 
the Supply Company, has a total of $9,000. As 
you will see, there are a few who did not subscribe. 
Most of these however, have someone partially de- 
pendent on them or else send their money to the 
banks. 

W. C. Bowers .' $ 100 

V. L. Bjorlin 100 

Alan Campbell 100 

A. D. Caswell 100 

L P. Christenson 100 

Leo M. Demars 100 

Robert M. Douglass 50 

Lawrence Dunn 100 

Reynold Engstrom 100 

J. M. Erickson. 100 

Lawrence Guimont 50 

Robert F. Kelleher 200 

B. P. Libby 50 

Floyd Miller 50 

Daniel McCarthy 100 

Leo McCarthy 100 

Raymond Parker. 150 

Adolph Pusch 50 

Donald Richardson 100 

C. H. Sawyer 150 

M. H. Sherman 100 

Clifford Starr 50 

Robert Van Elsberg 100 

M. E. Wethern 100 

Rudolph Wethern 200 



Total 



$2,500 



$175,900.00 



A loyalty convention was decided upon for Novem- 
ber. The idea at the time was to talk loyalty over 
the county so constantly that every resident would 



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41 



become thoroughly saturated with it. Such a whole- 
some situation tended to discourage the trouble 
makers which infested neighboring, but less ener- 
getic communities later on. 

Patriotism became a household word in the county 
and very few serious efforts were made by the 
seditionists to cause trouble here. 

The committee which had this convention in 
charge was made up of A. E. Giddings, W. H. 
Bradley, John Palmer, G. D. Goodrich, L. J. Green- 
wald, W. A. Blanchard. 

The convention was held at the court house on 
Saturday, November 10th. 

One hundred and eighty delegates had been ap- 
pointed, ten from each precinct in the county, and 
a large majority of these were present. 

The purpose of this convention was to^ elect 
delegates to the big rallies to be held next Friday 
and Saturday in the Twin Cities. 

A. E. Giddings opened the meeting with a brief 
statement of the reason for holding it. 

A girl's chorus sang two selections delightfully. 

On motion of W. A. Blanchard, seconded by 
John Palmer, a committee was appointed on per- 
manent organization. This consisted of W. A. 
Blanchard, Guy Goodrich, Ole Lagerson, Charles 
Lundberg and Phil Stack. 

Rev. Oliver Dolphin was introduced to the con- 
vention and made an eloquent appeal for real 
Americanism. 

The committee on permanent organization re- 
ported a constitution which was unanimously 
adopted. 

W J. Annoii moved that a committee of one from 
each delegation present and one at large be named to 
nominate perm.anent officers. 

The following committee was appointed: Dr. Bond, 
Capt. Woodward, Frank Hart, Guy Goodrich, G. C. 
Lambert, J. W. Martin, Ole Lagerson, Pat Lyons, 
Dolphis Cardinal, Victor Dupre, G. H. Erredge, 
E. M. Christion, Thomas Coleman, Robert Swanson, 
Will Clark, Frank King, Fred Whitney, Fred War- 
neke, Ed. Ferguson and W. J. Annon. 

Senator Swanson was called for a speech and 
responded genially. 

Rev. Drewett followed with a loyal speech which 
met with emphatic endorsement of the gathering. 

Rev. Barbour was next introduced and stirred his 
hearers with his eloquence. 

The committee on permanent organization then 
reported the following selections for permanent offi- 
cers. These were unanimously elected. 

President, A. E. Giddings; Secretary, W. J. Annon; 
Treasurer, Frank Hart; 1st ward, W. A. Blanchard; 
2nd ward, L. J. Greenwald; 3rd ward, J. P. Jesper- 
son: Anoka, G. Giddings: Bethel Village, G. C. Lam- 
bert: Bethel, N. D. Day; Blaine, Adolph Tillong; 
Burns, Walter Whipple; Centerville Village, Victor 
Dupre; Centerville, A. D. Houle; Columbus, G. H. 
Erredge; Columbia Heights, E. A. Carlson; Fridley, 
Thomas Coleman; Grow, Frank Patchen; Ham 
Lake, Christ Moore; Linwood, M. F. Winch; Oak 
Grove, J. B. Gallagher; Ramsey, Wm. Schenk; St. 
Francis, Bazil Hunter. 

The various precincts then caucused on delegates 
to the Twin City meetings the next Friday and Sat- 
tirday. 

The following were selected: 

First ward, W. J. Annon, Dr. Bond. 

Second ward, G. H. Goodrich, P. G. Woodward. 

Third Ward, C. S. Hosmer, J. P. Coleman. 

Anoka, S. Laird, Guy Goodrich. 

Village of Bethel, E. S. Mitchell, C. E. Ledin, Tr. 

Bethel, J. W. Martin, G. W. Wvatt. 

Burns, Walter Whipple, W. E. Norris. 

Blaine, John A. Olson, J. B. Meister. 

Town Centerville, Phil Houle, Dolphis Cardinal. 

Village of Centerville, Paul Leroux, Victor Dupre. 



Columbus, G. H. Errage, P. Rasusch. 

Columbia Heights, E. M. Christion, P. Stack. 

Fridley, C. J. Swanson, Frank Early. 

Grow, Robert Swanson, Swan Floreen. 

Ham Lake, C. J. Lundberg, C. Moore. 

Linwood, Frank King, Fred Holden. 

Oak Grove, L. L. Stewart, Ed. Morton, R. Guy, 
J. B. Gallagher. 

Ramsey, H. R. Fredericks, Wallace Patch, John 
Wilson, Fred Warneke. 

St. Francis, Robert Leathers, Andrew Clay. 

The delegates at large were W. A. Blanchard, T. 
G. J. Pease, Thomas Coleman, Patrick Lyons, T. J. 
Abbett, L. O. Jacob, Rev. Mahl, J. B. Berry, Phineas 
Sawyer, Ole Lagerson. 

The preliminaries for the first Y. M. C. A. War 
Fund drive were arranged at the Library hall on 
Tuesday afternoon, November 7th. It was an im- 
promptu meeting addressed by several out of town 
speakers, among these being Messrs. Campbell, Con- 
fer and Peck who were interested in the Y. M. C. A. 

A number of delegates from neighboring counties 
were present and a few local people. As the meet- 
ing had not been properly advertised in this vicinity, 
the local interest was small. A fund of thirty-five 
millions was to be raised for 
the war work of this organi- 
zation and Anoka County 
was asked to do its share. 

These men were then se- 
lected to act as a committee 
to raise the fund in one 
week: 

Pres., L. O. Jacobs; Sec, 
G. W. Green; Treas., P. E. 
Woodward. Chairmen — 1st 
ward, W. A. Blanchard: 2nd 
ward, L. J. Greenwald; 3rd 
ward, J. B. Jesperson; 
Anoka, G. Giddings; Bethel 
Village, S. G. Lambert; 
Bethel, N. D. Day; Blaine, 
Adolph Tillong; Burns, Wal- 
ter Whipple; Centerville 
Village, Victor Dupre; Cen- 
terville, A. D. Houle; Co- l. O. JACOB 
lumbus, G. H. Erredge; Co- 
lumbia Heights, E. A. Carlson; Fridley, Thos. Coleman; 
Grow, Frank Patchen; Ham Lake, Christ Moore; Lin- 
wood, M. L. Winch; Oak Grove, ]. B. Gallagher; Ram- 
sey, Wm. Schenk; St. Francis, Bazil Hunter. 

The cheerful results of the floating of the First 
Libertv Loan were announced about this timtej 
Anoka County subscribed $80,000.00. The entire 
country subscribed $4,617,532,300.00. This was an 
over subscription of 54 per cent above the sum 
asked. The number of subscribers was 9,400,000. 

The Anoka County teachers organized the 
Teachers' Patriotic League. 

Captain H. B. Bartell was in Anoka November 
8th to organize a county auxiliary to the Stars 
and Stripes League. Nothing was done in the mat- 
ter at the time, however. 

Miss Theresa Erickson, R. N., and Mrs. T. J. 
Abbett were actively engaged in the selling of Red 
Cross Seals during the holidays, the money being 
devoted to that organization's fight against tuber- 
culosis in IVIinnesota. 

The draft board was having some tough sledding 
with the numerous blanks which the drafted men 
were to fill out and called for volunteer aids to 
assist in this work. Among the first to volunteer 
were Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Koos, L B. Collins, 
K. PL Miller, E. L Larson and H. E. Blewett. 

Dr. Guy Potter Benton, President of Vermont 
University and son of D. W. Benton of Anoka, 
arrived in I'rance to do Y. M. C. A. work. 




42 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



Four more conscripts were certified to the local This leaves a balance of $357 to be raised this 

board for military service: week. 

The treasurer was authorized to notify state head- 

726 Lundberg Walter Sigfred Wyoming, Mmn quarters that Anoka County would reach its goal 

574 Flaherty, Charles Philip, R. i, Wyoming, Minn. u c <- ^ 

15 Witte, Bernard J. Jr„ Anoka, Minn. Dy baturday. 
809 Egan, William, Cedar. Minn. -n , 1 , • , . 1 a 1 < 

Pardonable pride was taken by Anoka people 

Many patriotic meetings were held at the Metho- when the results of the Second Liberty Loan cam- 

dist church during the fall and winter. One of paigns in neighboring counties were made public, 

the most largely attended of these was on Sunday, Because some of the Anoka County subscriptions 

November 18th. The music for the occasion was were actually paid into banks outside the county 

furnished by the Liberty Loan quartette, with Thad- while the subscribers lived in this county, our offi- 

deus P. Giddings and Theodore Veidt at piano and cial credit amounted to but $190,350.00, but the 

organ; there were songs by Mr. Giddings, by Gus full $218,000.00 was subscribed here. Twelve coun- 

Peterson, by L. B. McGaffey and by Master John ties raised but half the amounts alloted to them. 

Powell. The speakers of the occasion were Judge Those who failed most miserably to make good 

P. J. Nelson, J. W. Sedinger and Raymond P. as was asked of them, were Big Stone, Chippewa, 

Chase. Clearwater, Isanti, McLeod, Pennington, Roseau, 

The committee having the Y. M. C. A. fund in Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Wright and Yellow Medicine. 
charge had been by no means idle. The spellbinders Only twenty-two counties oversubscribed their 

were again honking over the county. quotas. 

Numerous rallys were held in different parts of The first formal meeting of the Sheriff's Auxil- 

the county: Wednesday evening at Cedar, with P. E. .iary or "Safety Guard of Anoka County," as it 

Woodward, George W. Green and L. O. Jacob, should be called under its plan of organization, 

speakers; Thursday evening, Town of Anoka, L. O. was held Thursday night, November 22nd. 
Jacob, speaker; Town of Burns, Rev. Drewett, Mayor John Palmer was elected president of the organi- 

Berry and P. E. Woodward, speakers; Town of zation and Roe Chase secretary. G. J. Giddings was 

Grow, George H. Goodrich and B. C. Smith, afterwards elected treasurer. Sheriff U. S. Pratt 

speakers; Ham Lake, George Green, John Palmer was made captain and he chose for his lieutenants, 

and Roe Chase, speakers; Friday evening, Town of Forrest Hunter and James Colwell. Mr. Hunter 

Blaine, speakers from Minneapolis; Town of Grow, later resigned on account of ill health and Fred 

L. O. Jacob, speaker; Town of Ramsey, George Bjorlin was appointed. 

Green, Webster Smith, Roe Chase, speakers; Sat- The following is a list of the men who joined the 

urday, November 17th, Town of Grow, speakers, guard during the period of its service and the docu- 

Judge Leeds H. Cutter and Roe Chase; St. Francis, ment which they signed: 

speakers, Mayor Berry and Rev. Drewett; Town TO THE AUTOMOBILE OWNERS AND OTHER 
of Columbia Heights, Benefit entertainment; Fridley, CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF ANOKA, MIN- 

Dye house, speakers, Mrs. L. J. Greenwald; Sunday NESOTA 

Novemberl8th,JoyceChapel,speaker G.L.Powell; Reaffirming our loyalty to the Government of 

Town of Blame^ speakers, Judge Leeds H. Cutter. ^^ United States and unreservedly pledging our 
W. J. Annon; Town of Grow Constance speakers j ^^ physical support to governmental au- 

G. H. Goodrich, L. O. Jacob, George Green and ^u •<. j • iu u u ■ ^ 

Roe Chase; Town of Ramsey, speakers? Rev. Drewett thonty during the war, we hereby associate our- 

pnH T q Hfrmcr- Mam T pkp Qneakpr.; Tnhn Pplmpr selves together as an Organized body, to be known 
and i. b. Hering Ham Lake, speakers, John Palmer j^ SAFETY GUARD OF ANOKA COUNTY, 

and Frank Hart; I own of Lmwood, speakers, George Tv,f TMATTJor-iT a „ 11 t- 1 a „ n .-.,„^„J 

W. Green and Roe Chase, with a grand rally at the MINNESOTA collectively, and upon call, support 

Green Theatre Sunday af ernoon as a fitting climax *''?t7Th°''.^ ° ^ ' organization which are: 
. u- 1 ■ A ^ • Uphold the sovereignty of the United States; 

to a whirlwind campaign. ^^ jj disturbances ; to promptly and efifectually sup- 

A crowded house greeted the speakers here: Rev. ^gg ^^d prevent either private or pubHc meetings 

T W. Graham of St Andrews Presbyterian church ^j^ich shall have for their purpose the promulga- 

of Minneapolis and Ray E. Hunt Y. M. C. A. sec- ^-^^^ ^f seditious or disloyal sentiment or senti- 

"^^""n^ w ^°''* Snelling. At this meeting Capt. ^^^^ -^ opposition to the mandates of the govern- 

P. G. Woodward presided ni^nt; to hold ourselves in readiness to meS any 

November 19th the workers met to cash in and public emergency that may arise demanding or- 

check up. ganized action; to assist the Public Safety Com- 

The following reports were made: mission of Minnesota and the Sheriff of Anoka 

County, and aid in the execution of its authority, 

9 r\ W^'^H 7^^ ^"*^ *° generally do that which shall from time 

t'^a \at^^a 7c^ ^° time be considered necessary for the safety of 

A y^^^'^ - ^^^ the County, the protection of our citizens and their 

Anoka 225 property, and to advance the interest of our be- 

Bethel (estimated) 200 lo^gd country 

Bethel Village.... 100 We agree that U. S. Pratt, Sheriff of Anoka 

Elaine (estimated) 200 County, shall be the Captain of this organization. 

Burns (estimated) 250 ^ „ i^' "^^ „ ^ ^ 

Centerville J- G- Brooks .T. G. Houston 

^ , ... T7-11 Gus Feterson .1. J. lohnson 

Centerville Village Wm. Van Vliet .John P. Coleman 

Columbia Heights 805 J- B. Jesperson J. F. McKusick 

Columbus (estimated) 100 ^. D.W Johnson Charles O.Wyman 

"F?t-;rI1o-,r Geo. D. Hilliard James H. Ward 

5^""'*^y - -■-- R. F. Overlock Paul A. Fairbanks 

Grow 280 Lewis O. Jacob T. F. Johnson 

Ham Lake 200 S. Bond Chas. W. Olson 

Linwood 250 9' J- p'^^'^,^^ 1^")- ^-t?"?.'^. 

r^ 1 /-v / i- ^ J^ oXX T. H. Colwell Arthur T. Caine 

Oak Grove (estimated) 200 K. C. Richardson Harry Plant 

Ramsey 300 H. E. Sherman H. W. Plummer 

St Francis 9?^ E. R. Clarke T. A. Blanchette 

J. W. Levens A. F. Beaty 

^ ^rrrZ j. F. Speedy A. H. Gove 

total thus far $5,643 Clarence Greenfield Max Schwartzman 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



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G. Schwartzman 
Raymond Ebner 
Archie McKinney 
James Leo 
Robert McDaniel 
Chas. G. Holden 
J. T. Dunn 
Emil Turnquist 
A. W. Pinney 
M. F. Shepherd 
E. C. Mere 
Gus Bylin 
Geo. Morrill 
J. P. McGinty 
Geo. E. Rathbun 
J. M. Davis 
H. H. Carlson 
Lewis A. Sorenson 
Andy Peterson 
Lynn J. French 
L. R. McLaughlin 
R. P. Chase 
L. B. McGaffey 
S. H. DeLong 
Henry Lee 
Joe Weiskopp 

E. E. Speed 
Willie Molina 
H. C. Tartt 
Geo. H. Card 
John M. Shaw 
S. P. Bellows 
Fred Pratt 
Theo. Sanchez 
Matt Eyans 

F. B. Hickman 
J. J. Ashmore 
C. E. Stevens 
V. G. Koegel 
Theodore Veidt 
Geo. F. Ehlen 
Joseph E. Ridge 
Ed Russell 
Wallace Peterson 
Alvin Peterson 

S. J. Johnson 
Peter Peterson 
Arthur L. Reed 
Chas. Duncan 
J. C. Goss 
W. I. Case 
Swan Floreen 
Wm. Taplin 
H. C. Case 
R. G. Palmer 
Fred Larkin 
T. E. Coleman 
Geo. H. Sanderson 
Tyler J. McFeters 
John B. Dahlgren 
Floyd Mclntyre 
W. J. Annon 
H. M. Vevea 
A. F. Peterson 
Otto Wells 
Harold Bellows 

G. E. Norell 

P. E. Woodward 
W. E. Bailey 
J. C. Erlander 
Lewis G. Nolte 
Milo A. Pomeroy 
Arthur L. Smith 
H. G. Smith 
C. S. Hosmer 



H. E. Seelye 
Elmer F. Hall 
Ralph H. Bruns 
W. A. Coulter 
S. A. Sherman 
G. J. Hastings 
Ross W. Chase 
H. E. Price 
C. L. Johnson 
C. Parker 

C. D. Green 

F. C. Bailey 

G. L. Owen 
Roe Chase 
P. J. Nelson 

G. A. Woodward 
Frank Hart 
S. A. Parker 
F. T. Drewett 
Frank H. Koos 
Wendell Bailey 
T. G. McLean 
F. S. Stewart 

F. H. Hunter 
Edw. A. Turnquist 

G. E. Clutter 
A. H. Dowdell 

A. J. Moebs 

D. W. Thayer 
George Wennerland 
W. R. Woods 

O. M. Nelson 
Emil Salter 
Irwin B. Collins 
Karl H. Miller 
Thos. Mitchell 

E. A. Larson 
Wm. F. Miller 

C. H. Gallup 
Erwin W. Penney 
Geo. H. Billings 

F. A. Harrington 
Geo. W. Green 
N. P. Moberg 
Douglas P. Campbell 
Roy J. Green 

Ira H. Burhans 
Will A. Blanchard 
George Goodermont 
T. T. Granfield 
W. E. Bates 
Leeds H. Cutter 
H. A. Harrington 
Ben Ross 
Tas. T. Wallev 
Geo. W. Merrill 
J. N. Peterson 
Henry P. Aye 

B. A. Dougherty 

E. S. Swanson 
W. J. Briere 
S. E. Robbins 

F. O. Robbins 
W. L. Ward 
A. W. Chase 
Fred Bjorlin 

D. W. Thayer 
Zene Powell 

A. P. Murphy 
John Hesli 
■p. L. Briere 

G. E. Marauder 
F. I. Susse 
Paul N. Cyr _ 
Geo. D. Goodrich 



The committee on entertainment for the purpose 
of raising funds for the Sheriff's Auxiliary was 
composed of T. J. Abbett, Dr. S. Bond, G. W. Green, 
Frank H. Koos and J. F. Johnson. 

In December Ellsworth Swanson sent this letter 
telling of his experiences in training for the navy: 

"Will try to answer some of the questions you 
have put before me, but as I'm not an author or a 
poet, I don't know if you will know any more about 
it or not. 

"First of all we're not on any one ship yet as 
we have one day for drill and the next day we 
work. We get up at a quarter to five in the morn- 
ing and have from then tmtil 5:15 to do the follow- 
ing things: Fold up our bedding, lash up our ham- 
mocks, take a shower bath and dress. Then we 
clean up around the barracks. At 5:50 we fall in 
for mess, or breakfast, then as soon as we get our 



chow we go back and unlash our hammocks and 
air the bedding. From then until 7:30 we smoke 
or write unless they call us out for something else. 
Oh, I forgot something. We have muster before 
breakfast too. 

"Then about 7:30 they call us out to drill and we 
drill until 11 o'clock. From then until 12:00 we 
police the place and smoke or have a boxing match 
or some other sport. At 12:00 noon we fall in for 
mess again and at 1:00 we fall in for drill again, 
and we drill until 4:00 o'clock. Then we wash 
clothes until 5:00 o'clock when we fall in for supper, 
and we can do anything we please from 5:30 until 
8:00 unless we do something to get on extra duty, 
and if so we have to drill two hours after supper. 
At 9:00 o'clock taps are sounded and we have to 
roll in. 

"I couldn't begin to name the different drills, but 
we have to drill with rifles as well as with machine 
guns and cannons. A sham battle here can Tje 
heard for over ten miles on a still day. 

"I don't know much about the hospitals, except 
that there are all men nurses, so you see we don't 
care to get sick enough to find out any more. You 
can figure how much time we have for fun. But 
don't forget that the most fun came when we got 
vaccinated and had six shots in the arm." 

A number of farmers of Grow township gave 
an auction at Anoka November 27th, the proceeds 
going to the Red Cross. 

These helped the draft board on questionaires 
December 4th: 



Frank H. Koos 
Ruth H. Koos 
Christine Strom 
Ella M. Foxwell 
Mary Reed 
Nell Bartholomew 
Bess Mellor 
Birdie E. Chalgren 
Ellen Willis 
Arline Gordon 



Hazel M. Lindsay 
Alice Lang 
Theodora Goodrich 
Frances Anderson 
Florence Peterson 
Louise Bean 
Johanna Hognason 
Mary Norberg 
C. H. Hosmer 
Joe Granfield 



A patriotic Thanksgiving gathering was held at 
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson of East 
Bethel. Some fifty neighbors were present to en- 
joy the dinner and knit. A collection amounting 
to $21.55 was taken for Red Cross. 

James McCarthy, of the 408th Battalion, signal 
corps, arrived in France, according to news re- 
ceived December 11th. 

John P. Coleman, Leeds H. Cutter and A. E. 
Giddings were selected as attorneys who were will- 
ing to give their services to draftees without charge 
during the war. 

E. L. Curial and Frank Hart were also made per- 
manent members of the Legal Advisory Board. 

The first Anoka County man to give his life in 
the service of his country, from Anoka County, 
was Edwin Lane, son of J. W. Lane of Ramsej' 
township. He died of pneumonia December 8th 
at Camp Cody, whither he had gone with Company 
"B" from Anoka in August. He was born June 
19th, 1890 and had grown to manhood in the county. 
The funeral was held the following Wednesday 
from the Baptist church. But a small part of the 
people who attended to do honor to the soldier 
were able to gain entry to the church. A detail 
of soldiers from Minneapolis was a guard of honor 
and the Sheriff's Auxiliary marched to the church 
to attend the services. The flags of the city were 
at half mast for the day. 

By the middle of December the annual Red Cross 
drive for membership was on. These men were on 
the committee to gather in the members to the local 
chapter: 

Judge Giddings, County Chairman; Lewis O. 
Jacob, Campaign Manager; Una May Hart, Secre- 



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WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



tary-Treasurer; Geo. H. Goodrich, Publicity Man- 
ager; Lucretia C. Foster, Clerk. 

First ward, Mayor Berry; 2nd ward, Geo. H. Good- 
rich; 3rd ward, C. S. Hosmer; Town of Anoka, C. E. 
Pendell; Town of Bethel, George Wyatt; Village 
of Bethel, Stiner Nelson; Town of Blaine, John A. 
Olson; Town of Burns, Lloyd McCann; Town of 
Fridley, Thos. Coleman; Town of Grow, Frank 
Patchen; Town of Ham Lake, Wm. Clark; Town 
of Linwood, Logan Grant; Town of Oak Grove, 
Fred Whitney; Town of Ramsey, W. E. Bradley; 
Town of St. Francis, E. L. Ferguson; Town of 
Columbia Heights, E. A. Carlson; Town of Center- 
ville, Rev. Father Mahl; Town of Columbus, Ivan 
Anderson. 

These joined the Red Cross in Anoka Counly 
in 1918: 



Mrs. C. C. Anderson 
Mrs. George Atckison 
Mrs. Arnold Auspos 
Mrs. J. Aldridge 
Mrs. Joseph Asmore 
Mrs. W. J. Annon 
W. J. Annon 
Mr. Avery 
Mrs. Avery 
Dr. F. L. S. Aldrich 




MRS. A. R. WOODMANSEE 

Mrs. Arnold 

Mrs. V. E. Anderson 

C. O. Anderson 

Dr. F. L. S. Aldrich 

John Audrells 

Ale Ahl 

P. M. Anderson 

Mrs. Ivan Anderson 

Mrs. Andrew Anderson 

Win. A. Anderson 

Walter Anderson 

Lewis Attenburger 

Wm. Anderson 

Benjamin Anderson 

Amanda Anderson 

Mrs. A. H. Anderson 

A. H. Anderson 

Alfred Anderson 

Henry Arth 

Mrs. Henry Arth 

Joseph Arth 

Margaret Arth 

Mrs. Flora Alcock 

George Alcock 

Frank Alshouse 

Mrs. P. J. Anderson 

C J. Anderson 

Tlieo. J. Anderson 

Geo. W. Anderson 

E. A. Anderson 

Mrs. E. A. Anderson 

Pansy M. Adams 

Theo. Armstrong 

Mrs. Henry Anderson 

Henry P. Aye 

Agnes Anderson 

Mrs. Andrew Anderson 

"Emil Anderson 



Mrs. Anderson 

Chas. Anderson 

Nila Aim 

Ernest Anderson 

Ida L. Anderson 

Adolph Anderson 

Mrs. Joseph Anderson 

Louis Anderson 

Chas. Asplund 

Albert Asplund 

A. G. Asplund 

Oscar Asplund 

Herman Arbresch 

Chas. Andwood 

Ernest Anderson 

Miss R. Alcock 

Carl Anderson 

Max Ahrandt 

Mrs. C. L. Anderson 

Helen Anderson 

Mrs. A. H. Anderson 

Richard Amundsen 

Agnes Amundsen 

Mrs. E. E. Atchison 

Geo. W. Anderson 

Mrs. Frank Augustine 

Jas. Algier 

Mrs. O. H. Andersen 

Minnie Anderson 

Elmer Anderson 

August Anderson 

Chas. Anderson 

Mrs. Rtidolph Anderson 

Mrs. Chas. Ash 

Mrs. C. C. Addington 

C. A. Adams 
Irene Allen 

Mrs. Nellie Alcock 
Mrs. Gladys Alcock 
Mrs. R. W. Akin 
T. J. Abbett 
Mrs. Vernie D. Abbett 
Mrs. Charles W. Brown 
Miss Henrietta Black 
Mrs. Bisset 
Robert Beckenbach 

D. W. Benton 
V. G. Byrant 
Evelyn Bowen 

E. P. Babcock 
Dr. Bond 
Mrs. Bond 

Mrs. Eva Barrett 
Mrs. C. S. Brimmer 
Mrs. O. A. Beckum 
Miss Florence Boxwell 
Mrs. Banwart 
Mrs. Wm. E. Bailey 
Fenwick V. Boyd 
Mrs. Ralph Bruns 
Mr. Ralph Bruns 
Mr. John Benner 
Mrs. J. H. Bell 
Miss Orie Barrott 
Mrs. Selma Boss 
Miss Myrtle Boss 
Mr. Wm. Burk 
Mrs. Jule Broadbent 
Mrs. James Barstow 
Mrs. D. Bean 
Mrs. Victor Beriou 
Mrs. Chas Burndt 
Mr. Bock 
W. E. Beck 
J. F. Beck 
Barton Bird 



Mrs. E. E. Barott 

Mis. Joe Barott 

Mrs. H. L. Barott 

Geo. E. Barott 

H. L. Barott 

Frank Bergeron 

Clara Bergeron 

Mrs. A Boyer 

Mrs. Arnold Bergerson 

Mrs. W. J. Boehm 

Frank Boehm 

Mrs. Frank Boehm 

Julius C. Broadbent 

J. M. Baker 

Mrs. Gilbert Beckman 

Henry Bendetyhie 

Emil Bendetyhie 

Henry Berglund 

Wm. Breenan 

C. Breenan 

Mrs. F. Burshek 

A. A. Boyd 

Edwin Bryan 

Mrs. Edwin Bryan 

Mrs. C. H. Billings 

Mrs. Peter Broberg 

Mr. E. J. Bremer 

Mr. Fred Bjorkman 

Mr. A. Bjorkman 

Wesley Bailey 

Alice Bryan 

Wm. Beckenbach 

Mrs. C. Barney 

G. H. Butler 

Mrs. B. R. Blanchard 

Ira Burhans 

Mrs. V. C. Beasecker 

Mrs. E. P. Babcock 

Mrs. Barbour 

C. A. Bard 

Mrs. Bard 

Florence Brandell 

Ernest Brandell 

Mrs. Wm. Bergerson 

Mrs. M. L. Boyd 

Mrs. C. H. Buhman 

Elmer Brandell 

Mildred Bull 

Leonard Bredfelt 
Mrs. F. A. Boettcher 
J. Harry Bull 
Blanche Bull 
Marjory Bull 

Erick Berglund 
Robert Berglund 
A. L. Blanchard 
Florence Boxwell 
H. Boxwell 
Stanley Boxwell 
Mrs. Mary Baillargeon 
Rob. Barrot 
Irene La Bonte 
John Brawl 
Julia Bodine 
Theo. Britigan 
Mrs. Will Burman 
Albin Burman 
E. S. Bran 
T. H. Beebe 
Mrs. J. H. Beebe 
Mrs. E. C. Burgess 
J. E. Bolstridge 
Mrs. E. S. Bean 
Lillian Bemis 
L. R. Berry 
Lucy Breyen 
Mrs. Matilda Breyen 
Mr. Leonard Breyen 
Mr. Hubert Breven 
Edith Bean 
Daniel Baird 
Mrs. C. K. Bennett 
Dorothy Bennett 
Rose Blumenson 
Mrs. B. F. Bellows 
Mrs. H. Bergquist 
Mrs. E. E. Benedict 
Mrs. E. Baker 
Mrs. G. L. Bentzen 
Elmer T. Bergquist 
Harold T. Bergquist 
E. N. Baker 
Charles Baker 
Maude F. Baker 
Lewil Cole Birdsall 
Lewis I. Birdsall 
Mrs. L. I. Birdsall 
Mrs, Alfred Beckman 
John W. Burgquist 
Victoria Burgquist 
Oscar Burgquist 



J. A. Benson 

R. A. Bradeen 

Mrs. Bradeen 

Mrs. Gust Beck 

Mrs. Theo. Banke 

C. H. Berry 

Mrs. Mary Blank 

Margerette Blesi 

S. P. Bellows 

Mrs. W. E. Bates 

Mrs. Emily Bates 

Mrs. E. Butler 

Mrs. Geo. Brown 

Mrs. P. Briere 

Walter Bowers 

Anna Brezler 

Mrs. L. Boxwell 

Mrs. F. M. Barrett 

Mrs. Chas. Bird 

Florence Boobar 

Mrs. Frank Boobar 

Mildred Boobar 

C. W. Ball 

Mrs. John Benner 

Mrs. C. C. Bates 

Mr. Bock 

Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Brooks 

Mrs. Lucy Bowers 

Mrs. S. A. Blanchette 

Mrs. T. A. Blanchette 

Mrs. J. W. Bodine 

Miss Evelyn Bowen 

Doris Cronkhite 

Mrs. James Casey 

Mrs. L. C. Cramer 

Mr. Raymond Cramer 

Mr. L. C. Cramer 

Mrs. John Cedar 

Mr. T. E. Coleman 

Mrs. T. E. Coleman 

Mrs. Wm. Cowden 

Mrs. W. R. Case 

Mrs. Roy Cameron 

Mrs. Curial 

Mrs. A. L. Cederholm 

Joseph T. Cowin 

Everett G. Cowin 

Mrs. Willis Collins 

A. A. Caswell 

Mr. Gene Caron 

Mrs. Gene Caron 

Mr. Ross Chase 

Mrs. B. A. Cable 

Mrs. J. W. Cederholm 

Mrs. S. A. Carlisle 

Mrs. W. F. Chase 

Leeds H. Cutter 

Mrs. L. H. Cutter 

Mrs. C. Collison 

Mrs. A. Clay 

Mr. J. J. Ceason 

W. E. Courtney 

Carl H. Collen 

Mabel Cramp 
Peter Crete 

Mary Crete 

M. Christensen 
Anna Christensen 
Mrs. J. H. Cooper 
Miss Bell Cooper 
Mrs. S. J. Cooper 
Chas. E. Cochren 
Mrs. Chas. E. Cochren 
James Carson 
Mrs. James Carson 
Frank Carson 
Melissa Carson 
Lawrence Casadont 
Mrs. Ida B. Campbell 
Mrs. Thomas Coleman 
Miss E. W. Grosslein 
Mrs. John Carlson 
Mrs. Phillip Callahan 
Mr. John Christensen 
Joseph Cogger 
A. Cortopossi 
W. G. Cooper 
Freeman Cachman 
Mrs. M. Cutler 
Mr. Carl Carlson 
Mr. Gust Carlson 
Mrs. F. Chouniard 
John P. Coleman 
Mrs. L. O. Colter 
Mrs. J. A. Colwell 
Mrs. Herman Case 
Mrs. John Coleman 
Mrs. Cogley 
Lucy Cogley 
Elizabeth Cogley 
Mrs. Emma Cameron 



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S. Christenson 
John Carlson, Jr. 
Julia Conroy 
Mrs. Ed. Coulter 
Mrs. F. A. Carlisle 

C. A. Carlisle 
Mary Clemins 
Mrs. W. O. Clarke 
W. O. Clarke 
Marie Cardinel 
Joseph Cartier 
Bertan A. Cable 
Mose Capistrant 
Win. J. Camerer 

J. C. Clark 
Emma Cedarholm 
Patrick H. Collins 
Frank Connett 
A. H. Crafts 
Mrs. Lillie Collison 
Mrs. N. A. Cassell 
Mrs. Joseph Conroy 
Elsie Collins 
Alice Canfield 
Mrs. W. H. Clement 
Mr. C. F. Carter 
Mrs. E. A. Carlson 
Mr. E. A. Carlson 
Mrs. J. E. Clough 
P. Carlson 
Mrs. Ed. Christian 
Ed. Christian 

D. P. Carlstedt 
Mrs. Carlstedt 
A. B. Carlstedt 
Mrs. T. A. Clark 
Mrs. Geo. Co.x 
Emma Cleverson 
Mrs. W. Cornelius 
Miss Emma Cady 
Mrs. Mark Craft 
Mrs. I. A. Colburrt 
Mrs. L. G. Chase 
Mrs. Craig 

S. Chambers 

Mrs. Frank Campbell 

Mrs. I. A. Caswell 

Dwight Caswell 

Mrs. Geo. Card 

Roe Chasa 

Mrs. Roe Chase 

Mrs. Christenson 

Mrs. G. Campbell 

Lloyd Cowden 

Wm. Cowden 

]\Irs. D. D. Cronkhite 

Mrs. Chappell 

Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Chase 

Lora Lee Chase 

Ed. Chamberlain 

Mrs. Raymond Cowden 

Carl Colburn 

Dr. and Mrs. A. T. Caine 

Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Carlson 

Mrs. W. Coburn 

Mrs. John Coleman 

Miss Mary Coleman 

Mrs. John Casey 

Mrs. Gladys A. Croswell 

Abbie Chappin 

Mrs. Carlson 

Mrs. T. W. Clark 

Mrs. D. Colwell 

Miss Bertha Dougherty 

Mrs. Nora Daley 

Mrs. H. N. Douglas 

Mrs. H. C. Dierling 

Mrs. P. F. Devercaux 

Louis Dehn 

Miss Maude De Lue 

Mrs. Archie Donnette 

Mrs. C. Doty 

Mrs. G. A. Dill 

Minnie Dodge 

Mrs. Mose De Long 

Mrs. Victor Dufre 

Miss Marie De Graff 

Andrew Dahlberg 

Mrs. Andrew Dahlberg 

Mrs. E. Dalquist 

Mrs. August Dufresne 

Mr. Wm. Du Pre 

Mrs. Wm. Du Pre 

Joseph Duprc 

Rose Lida Dupre 

Anne Dupre 

Mrs. Henry Demars 

Mrs. H. R. Day 

Harold Day 

Mrs. S. S. Dyer 



Mr. S. S. Dyer 
Edna Day 
Henry Day 
Vernal Day 
Carol Day 
Andrew Dalby 

C. M. Dawson 
Wm. D. Dermody 
Mrs. Amos De Witt 
Mr. Albert Dawson 
Mr. A. Dolpy 

Mr. Gust Dahl 

Mrs. Floyd Deitz 

Louise Duflfner 

James Davis 

Mrs. S. H. De Long 

Harry Dennerly 

Mrs. K. O. Danielson 

Leona Du Free 

Eddie Dufresne 

Ravial Dufresne 

Michael DuPree 

Frank Daupline 

Leon O. DuPree 

John H. DuPree 

Geo. Davis 

Richard Dittbeener 

Jas Dupre 

Raymond De Long 

Mrs. R. C. DeLong 

M. H. De Long 

J. R. De Long 

Herman Dahab 

Mrs. G. H. De Grief 

Miss De Grief 

Amy Donahue 

V. Domler 

John Dill 

Wm. Dill 

Charlie Dill 

^Irs. Gerald Dunn 

Howard Dennis 

Mrs, G. C. Day 

Ernest Dawson 

Abbe A. Day 

Miss Doretta Dane 

Miss Beatrice Dane 

.\nton Dock 

Mrs. E. T. Dawson 

E. T. Dawson 

R. E. Dawson 

E. A. Damon 

Mrs. E. A. Damon 

L. D. Devereaux 

W. P. Van Deausan 

D. M. Donald 
Fred Drewett 
Joe DeChaine 
Mrs. P. F. Dressel 
Elsie Dougherty 
Mrs. Wm. Deering 
Alice Doyle 

Hugh Donnelly 

Mrs. Donnelly 

Ellen Donnelly 

Erma Donnelly 

Robt. Donnelly 

Mrs. John Dahlgren 

Miss Christine Daw 

Philip Dahlheimer 

H. J. Donnelly 

Mrs. A. P. Dahlheimer 

Mrs. J. T. Dunn 

Mrs. Myrtle Downs 

Mrs. Clara De Graff 

Miss Marie De Graff 

Mrs. D. Dinsmore 

Mrs. Edelbrock 

Mr. Eck 

Mrs. George Epps 

Theresa Ericksen 

Mrs. Mathilda Erickson 

Mrs. E. Eldridge 

Erick Erickson 

Alfred Exclson 

Marv Emmans 

Mrs.' T. T. Elwcll, Tr. 

David Elwell 

Elmer Evgen 

J. H. Erredge 

Heike Even 

John Even 

Harven Even 

Amelia Even 

Andrew Evgen 

Mrs. Heike Even 

Miss Elvina Erickson 

Mrs. Arthur Emmons 

Cora Emmons 

Nels Erickson 



L. D. Ettinger 
Grace Emery 
Mrs. O. Eckblad 
Dorothy Ersin 
Mrs. Christine Ersin 
Peter S. Erickson 
Wm. Edden 
Anna Erickson 
Geo. Erickson 

E. J. Erickson 
Emil Erickson 
Wm. Van Elsberg 
Mrs. H. Edmunds 
Edward Ellison 
Mrs. J. W. Eckman 
Nick Engen 

Mrs. E. Erickson 

A. T. Evans 

Mr. Carl Eagen 

Mrs. Wm. Eberley, Jr. 

Emma Eberley 

Mary Eberley 

Mrs. Christine Erickson 

Mrs. C. D. Edgarton 

Faith Edgarton 

Mrs. Geo. Eldridge 

Mrs. Carl Engquist 

Mrs. A. L. French 

Mrs. Henry Faherty 

Reliefa Ferguson 

Mrs. J. E. French 

S. J. Fossett 

Mrs. S. J. Fossett 

Mrs. G. Eraser 

Mrs. G. H. Frederick 

Mrs. R.- W. Field 

Gust France 

Chas. Flink 

C. A. Frederickson 

Mrs. E. L. Ferguson 

Theo. Fredholme 

Archie Fitch 

Chas. Frank 

I^ucretia Foster 

Dr. Frast 

James Franck 

Mrs. Thos. Farrel 

Mr. Caufeild Fred 

Mrs. C. Farrell 

Mrs. Josephine Fridley 

Geo. C. Fritts 

Mrs. Lynn French 

Olaf Floreen 

Ingrid Floreen 

Olaf Frenning 

J. L. Fitch 

T. N. Foreier 

H. P. Fowler 

F. .S. Fossett 
A. Ferrietti 
Chas. Ferrietti 
Thomas Figarty 
C. W. Force 

C. Franklin 

Wm. Fraser 

Mrs. Ollie Freeberg 

J. Fraser 

M. Finne 

Mrs. J. E. French 

Mrs. Herman Fratzke 

Mrs. R. W. Field 

G. Fraser 

Mrs. J. L. Gustafson 

I>aura Gale 

Mrs. F. Gay 

Mrs. T. T. Geddes 

Mrs. Charlotte B. Gordon 

Mrs. C. D. Green 

Mr. Geo. Green 

Mrs. Geo. Green 

Mrs. Jas. Goss 

Miss "Carlotta Gilbert 

Mrs. Gilbert 

C. D. Green 

Mrs. C. E. Gilson 

Mrs. Chas. Gallup 

Miss Margaret Gorham 

Mrs. G. I. Gillespie 

G. I. Gillespie 

George D. Goodrich 

Mrs. G. D. Goodrich 

George Ghostley 

Miss Dora Goodrich 

Mrs. E. E. Grubbs 

Mrs. Logan Grant 

Mrs. De Graff 

Jane Gilligan 

Martin Gilligan 

Frank Gilligan 

Annie Gilson 



Clarence Gibson 

Mrs. \V. M. Gale 

Mrs. I. J. Gardner 

Albert Gardeen 

Frank Galin 

August Grenberg 

John W. Grubbs 

Henry Getzow 

Mrs. Chas. Gustafson 

Edwin Gustafson 

E. E. Grandy 

J. A. Greenlee 

Mrs. I. Gardner 

Nellie Gardner 

Mrs. Mary Gertzen 

Mrs. E. P. Gertzen 

Henry Gotwaldt 

Mr. Simon Gilland 

Mr. A. J. Gustafson 

W. C. Grau 

Mrs. M. Goodwin 

Mrs. Geo. Geyer 

Mrs. G. Giddings 

Laura Giddings 

Gracia Giddings 

Mrs. Wm. Goss 

Carol Geddes 

H. G. Groat 

O. L. Gillard 

U. S. Grant 

Mrs. Ernest Gilbert 

W. A. Gallagher 

Maude Grant 

Nellie S. Grant 

Mrs. C. L. Gustafson 

Emma Gillund 

Anna Gillund 

Melvin Gillund 

Ed. Gillund 

Mrs. Christ Gillund 

Leo Oscar Garney 

Lewis Gilbert 

John Gilbertson 

Gertrude Green 

Mrs. R. Guy 

M. E. Gouch 

Arthur Gallagher 

Hudson Guy 

Fred Gibbson 

Mrs. C. E. Gibbson 

Mrs. Hudson Guy 

Eben Gillespie 

Iva May Gillespie 

Harold Gillespie 

Harold Green 

Mrs. Wm. Gamm 

J. D. Grennhoy 

Mrs. Pat Gorham 

James Gorham 

Mrs. Henry Garrison 

Theo. Greeri 

Helen Gauvitte 

Mrs. Johanna Gillespie 

M. A. Guan 

Mrs. R. E. Gilmore 

B. Gamm 

Mk-s. O. G. Grunquist 

C. H. Gallup 

Mrs. Marv Goodrich 

!\rrs. .'\. Goodrich 

Mrs. Frank Gillis 

Eleanor Green 

Col. Paul Giddings 

Miss Ina Gallup 

T. P. Giddings 

Mrs. D. S. Gow 

Mrs. J. A. Green 

Helen Goodrich 

Alice Goodrich 

Mrs. C. .S. Greenfield 

Marguerite Greenfield 

Mrs. Ghostley 

IVfrs. W'm. Gow 

Mrs. W. J. Graham 

George J." Giddings 

Mrs. Gove 

IVfrs. P. Graham 

Frank Gillis 

ATrs. A. E. Giddings 

Clare Green 

I^frs. Graves 

]\Iiss Graves 

Mr. A. J. Hultzman 

Mrs. George Hedkc 

Mrs. Taroh Herring 

A. a'. Hilton 

ATrs. Carl TTcndrickson 

Mrs. J. H. Hanger 

^Trs. Aug. Hendrickscn 

Mrs. Hanson 



46 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



Mrs. Clark Holmes 
Mrs. I. A. Harthorne 
Mrs. B. J. Hawkins 
Birdie Hewson 
Mrs. John Hunter 
Mrs. R. S. Hopper 
Mrs. A. M. Holden 
Mr. Hosmer 
Mrs. Van Holmes 
Mrs. A. A. Hilton 
Dr. G. K. Hagaman 
Mrs. G. K. Hagaman 
Mrs. Elizabeth Howard 
Miss Sadie Hanson 
■A. Hanson 
Mrs. Hanson 
Rennal Hanson 
Edward Hanson 
Hans Hanson 
Mrs. Wm. Hullar 
Matilda Houle 
John A. Houle 
Mrs. Mary Hoffard 
Henry J. Hauble 
Mrs. Joe Heller 
Mrs. Anton Heller 
Mrs. Matt Haubel 
N. P. Hanson 
Henry Hanson 
Franz Hoffman 
Arthur T. Holmquist 
J. E. Holmquist 
Ida Howe 
Carl Hendrikson 
Mrs. Emma Hendrikson 
Mrs. Henry Howe 
Elmer Howe 
Mrs. Joe Hughes 
Hilbert Henrikson 
Chas. Henrikson 
Mrs. Chas. Henrikson 
Maggie Hughes 
Albin Henrikson 
Mrs. Henrikson 
Layton Hoyt 
Gust Heglund 
Eddie Hanson 
Mrs. L. H. Hoyt 
Mabel Hartman 
Gertrude Hoyt 
Ole Hanson 
Mrs. Jens Hanson 
Jens Hanson 
John Holmquist 
Mr. John Hanson 
Mr. Oscar Hallin 
Mr. Knute Hendrickson 
Mrs. Horton 
Mrs. M. O. Hardan 
D. A. Harshman 
Miss Alta Harrington 
Mrs. W. Huntsinger 
Mrs. Geo. Harmon 
Mrs. G. J. Hastings 
Ellen Hicks 
Mary Houston 
Mrs. Frank Hart 
Mrs. F. H. Hunter 
Martha Henegren 
S. G. Holden 
Mrs. S. G. Holden 
Lester E. Hewson 
H. R. Hewson 
Virginia Houle 
Phil P. Houle 
Christine Houle 
Lydia Houle 
Henriette Halley 
Ed Halley, Jr. 
Mary Houle 
Harris Houle 
Andrew P. Hanson 
Virginia E. Houle 
Miss Hamm 
John H. Hughes 
Mrs. Mary Husnik 
Marion Hicks 
Mrs. O. H. Hanson 
Mr. O. H. Hanson 
Mr. H. H. Hanson 
O. Hovind 
Henry Hiddee 
Mrs. Chas. Hammer 
Mike Holzen 
Mrs. Gertrude Holzen 
Mrs. Christ Holzen 
Mrs. R. P. Hoyt 
Henry Hidde 
Morris Hilstad 
Mrs. Inga Hallum 



Mrs. John Hendricks 

J. O. Harris 

Esther Hvarsven 

H. Hvarsven 

Mr. Geo. Hanson 

Mr. A. H. Hanson 

Mrs. H. Hughes 

Mrs. C. R. Holstrom 

Gust Holm 

N. L. Hohn 

H. W. Harrow 

Ed. Holberg 

Mrs. T. H. Hoist 

Mrs. F. C. Hoist 

Mrs. J. W. Hare 

J. W. Hare 

Mrs. A. Hanft 

Mrs. J. W. Hempher 

Mrs. Fred Hanson 

Miss Florence Hilliard 

Miss Catherine Hilliard 

Irene Hunter 

Mrs. Hennicke 

Harvey Hennicke 

Mrs. Dora Hollis 

Mrs. Hollister 

Frank Hare 

Mrs. Hare 

Mrs. Jessie Hare 

Mrs. Ben Hall 

Florence Harrington 

Mrs. Hughes 

Mrs. Ed. Howell 

Mrs. D. H. Hawkins 

Mrs. Howard 

Mrs. Joe. Holden 

Mrs. Archie Holden 

Charlie Holden 

Mrs. I. C. Hubble 

Chas. Howell 

Will Howell 

Mrs. Elizabeth Howard 

Mr. James Hicks 

Mrs. Henning 

Mrs. P. B. Hunter 

Mrs. C. W. Holmes 

INTrs. U. G. Holiday 

Marian Hatcher 

Mrs. J. W. Hicks 

Mrs. H. Hughes 

Mrs. Earl Istid 

Earl Isted 

Mrs. Frank Johnson 

Karl Johnson 

Mrs. Peter Johnson 

Mrs. Wm. Joslyn 

Mr. J. C. Johnson 

Mrs. J. C. Johnson 

Mrs. Ernest Johnson 

Mr. Ernest Johnson 

Mrs. Richard Jude 

Mrs. Louis Johnson 

Mrs. A. L. Johnson 

Mrs. Roy Jacob 

Mrs. A. M. Johnson 

Frank Johnson 

Mrs. Ellen Johnson 

Mrs. Joel Johnson 

N. P. Jenson 

Mrs. _ N. P. Jenson 

Martin Jenson 

Peter Johnson 

Simon T. Johnson 

Andrew A. Johnson 

Mrs. A. Jepson 

A. P. Jenson 

Paul Janitz 

Mrs. Harold A. Jones 

J. E, Johnson 

.'\nianda C. Johnson 

Richard Johnson 

.Abel Johnson 

Herman Johnson 

Mrs. Gust Johnson 

W. D. Johnson 

Etiiel Johnson 

Alvrtle Johnson 

Mrs. Joseph Johnson 

Joseph Johnson 

Mrs. Oscar Johnson 

Mrs. John Johnson 

John Jacobson 

A. Johnson 

Hans Johanson 

Mrs. Carl Johnson 

Louise Jackson 

Mrs. J. E. Jackson 

Mrs. Erick Johnson 

Lucile Johnson 

Morris Johnson 

Agnes Jesperson 



Lillian M. Johnson 
Ludvig Johnson 
Ernest E. Johnson 
Axel Johnson 
Mrs. J. G. Johnson 
Geo. Jedlika 
Oscar P. Johnson 
C. G. Jewett 
Martin Johnson 
Halger Jensen 
A. M. Joslyn 
N. Johnson 
E. E. Johnson 

E. S. Johnson 
C. H. Johnson 
Albin Jepson 
Andrew Jepson 
J. Jacobson 
Caroline Jacobson 
Mayme R. Johnson 
Herbert Judge 
Albert Johnson 
Joseph Johnson 
Elmer Johnson 

T. L. Jones 

Carl Johnson 

Mrs. James Jensen 

Mrs. Geo. Judd 

Chas. A. Johnson 

W. N. Jones 

Gustaf Wm. Johnson 

Mrs. C. A. Johnson 

Elsie Johnson 

Mrs. Olaf Johnson 

Enoch Johnson 

Mrs. Lewis Johnson 

Florence Johnson 

Mary Johnson 

Mrs. Louis Johnson 

Frank Johnson 

Mrs. Susanna Jones 

Mrs. Jedlika 

Mrs. Henry Tentsch 

Mrs. C. L. Johnson 

Mrs. C. H. Johnson 

Mrs. A. M. Johnson 

Mrs. Jennie H. Johnson 

Mrs. L. S. Kemp 

Mrs. Keezer 

Mrs. Ellen Kable 

Mrs. King 

Miss Minnie King 

Mr. Frank Koos 

Mrs. Ruth Koos 

Geo. Krueger 

Joyce Kinney 

Mrs. Joe Kinsliur 

C. A. Kellett 

John Kleiden 

John Koch 

Andrew Rooseland 

Mrs. J. H. Keup 

Mrs. E. Kavanaugh 

Tessie Kelley 

Mrs. M. F. Klopfer 

Mrs. C. Kelley 

Anna Kyro 

Chas. H. King 

Frank King 

Ruby L. King 

Amy I. King 

Geo. Kohler 

Bruno Kluge 

Herman Kliever 

F. Kluge 

Mrs. T. C. Kennedy 
Mrs. L. Karnell 
Frank Kantarasson 
Mrs. Harris Kurrie 
Mrs. F, Kluge 
Mrs. W^ B. Kirkwood 
R. L. Kennedy 
Bell E. Kent 
Mrs. Marv Kummar 
Mrs. J. F. Kline 
Mrs. Robt. Kavanaugh 
Robt. Kavanaugh 
Mrs. Frona Keenan 
Mrs. A. C. Leister 
Mrs. F. S. Lapham 
Miss Nellie Lapham 
Marlys Leister 
Miss Estelle Lapham 
Mr. Moses Leger 
Mrs. Harrv Linton 
Mrs. R. H. Lee 
Mrs. Robert Legg 
Miss Emma Larson 
Mrs. Willard Littlefield 
Mrs. R. M. Lapham 



Mrs. James Levens 
Mrs. L. J. Leindel 
Anna Lubrecht 
Anna Lindstrom 
Mrs. Anid Leare 
Mr. Hebner Lindstrom 
D. C. Lane 
Emil Larson 
Anton Lind 
Mrs. F. E. LeLachens 
Ray H. LeLachens 
J. A. Lyon 
Gustaf Larson 
Ernest Lyndlar 
Mrs. Lewis Laws 
Lewis Laws 
F. S. Lapham 
W. J. Lapham 
Carl G. Lee 
Carl G. Lindgren 
Mr. Wm. Lord 
Mrs. Tillie Lundeen 
Charles Lind 
John F. Lind 
R. E. Ledin 
C. E. Ledin, Jr, 
Sam Lasser 
James Lyons 
Mr. Gust Lindquist 
Mr. Martin Laska 
Mr. John Larson 
Mrs. H. S. Libby 
Miss Helen Libby 
T. W. Lang 
Mrs. B. E. Latte 
H. S. Libby 
Mrs. H. S. Libby 
Arthur Libby 
Archie Libby 
Mrs. F. Talbot 
Mr. Archie F. Lang 
Mrs. Archie F. Lang 
Mrs. L. Lindstrom 
Rose M. Linfield 
F. M. Lapham 
Ebert Larson 
Rudolph Lewerenz 
Mrs. John Lyon 
Ethel E. Lindstrom 
P. E. Lawson 
Oliver Livgard 
Oscar Livgard 
Mrs. Rose La Belle 
Josephine La Belle 
Mamie Levesseur 
Louis Leroux 
Joseph T. Lamotte 
M. O. Lund 
Willie LaBelle 
Cecil Lamotte ■ 
Isadore Langois 
Mrs. Ida LaMotte 
Claude LaBonne 
Mrs. Leona LaMotte 
John Leibil 
Elizabeth Lenehan 
Mrs. Lichtscheidl 
Joe Lichtscheidl 
John Lamotte 
Pat Lee 
Chas. Laken 
Alice Lee 
Edwin Lee 
Raymond Lapham 
Herman Lubrecht 
Esther Loucks 
Adolph Lundahl 
Mrs. J. W. Lane 
Una Lane 
Stella Lane 
Leif Lagerson 
Mrs. R. R. Lane 
Mrs. Alfred Lucier 
Mrs. Delia Laferrier 
Mrs. M. Ledwein 
Mrs. A. E. Lang 
Mrs. J. Ledwin 
N. L. Lindberg 
Mrs. Leitch 
Mrs. L. M. Litendre 
Mrs. H. Larson 
Ella E. Lind 
Mrs. L. E. Lind 
P. W. Loffgrin 
C. Lofgren 
H. Lestico 
Mrs. R. H. Lemke 
H. R. Lemke 
A. D. Lemke 
Mrs. A. W. Lemke 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



47 



Mrs. J. E. Lepper 
Mrs. Tony Learfeldt 
Mrs. Linda Lake 
John Lawson 
Mrs. Lawson 
Lucy Isabell Lawson 
Mrs. W. H. LaPlant 
\Vm. Paul LaPlant 
Mrs. O. E. Lashmet 
Mrs. Elmer Larson 
Mrs. H. Langer 
Miss Oliver Lund 
Mrs. R. Lahn 
Mrs. R. LeVeque 
T. G. Lund 
Chas. Larson 
Mrs. Lewis 
Mrs. Leighton 
Mrs. Vernal Lampman 
Mrs. A. S. Lind 
Mrs. Evelyn Le Vesseur 
Miss Charlotte Larson 
Mrs. H. G. Leathers 
Ruth Lund 
Mrs. Ella Luchsinger 
Mrs. G. C. Lambert 
Mrs. John Martin 
Mrs. Thos. Mulcare 
Mrs. Moores 
Alta L. Meister 
Mrs. N. Morse 
Mrs. Frank McFee 
Mrs. B. Menzil 
'Mrs. W. H. Merrill 
W. H. Merrill 
Mrs. F. A. Moulton 
Miss Gladys Mulcare 
Mrs. T. H. Mitchell 
Mrs. A. P. Murphy 
Mrs. McGinty 
Mr. J. P. McGinty 
Mrs. Dora McLeod 
Mrs. Maggie McDonald 
Mrs. John McDonald 
Mrs. Jacob Milliman 
Doritha Mattutat 
P. J. Morling 
H. A. Morling 
l\Irs. McToorsh 
Ed. Miller 
Mrs. Gil Mills 
Anton Miller 
Lewis Z. La Motte 
Geo. N. La Motte 
Emil Magnuson 
Mrs. John Micklson 
Mrs. Peter Micklson 
C. L. Monson 
Martha Monson 
Jennie Michael 
Mrs. H. J. Mahler 
Miss Lucy Moran 
Mrs. Wm. McCready 
IVlrs. Thos. Mulcare 
Mrs. Eugene Mulcare 
Mrs. Nora Mulcare 
Mrs. James Mulcare 
John Melander 
Peter Mortenson • 
Mrs. Mortenson 
Henry V. Meers 
Mr. John Miller 
Mr. Lewis Matushak 
Mr. Ole Miller 
Mrs. Geo. Merrill 
Jeanett McGaffev 
Mrs. Helen Moline 
Carl H. Miller 
Carl Malm 
Mrs. John Mattson 
Peter Manly 
M. J. Maloney 
Christ Moore 
Mrs. Christ Moore 
Herman MoUiotor 
Oscar Moore 
Mrs. Elma McGrcw 
Elmer Miller 
John Miller 
Crandell Hicks 
Lela Miller 
Casey Miller 
Cecil Miller 
F. .S. Mitchell 
Mrs. F. Mitchell 
T'red Marohn 
Lloyd McCann 
Morris McCann 
Josephine McCann 
Paul Morton 



Mike Moose 

Mrs. Moose 

Mrs. John Moose 

Mrs. L. Mevissen 

Mrs. James McKenna 

Verna McReavy 

Mrs. W. Marshall 

Lucille McPhee 

Mrs. Frank Missen 

Mrs. Tames McKenna 

Mrs. R. P. Munton 

Marinette McPhee 

Mrs. Elder Mortenson 

Geo. W. Morey 

Mrs. J. E. Muldoon 

Mrs. F. H. Morton 

Ruby Jean Morton 

Jessie Morton 

Lucille McDonald 

Mrs. Hugh McGahy 

Mrs. Malin 

Mrs. Florence Miles 

Mrs. Anthony Martell 

Mrs. H. P. Manville 

Mrs. Maxsan 

Edward Malm 

John Magnuson 

Mrs. A. Mattson 

Mrs. Walter McDonald 

C. Miller 

Mrs. Theo. Middelstadt 

C. Mevisson 

Mrs. Emma McLaughlin 

Mrs. W. P. Martin 

Mrs. Morton 

Mr. McLaughlin 

Harold McLaughlin 

Car! McLaughlin 

Mrs. Moon 

Thomas Mortenson 

Esther Magnuson 

Mrs. Frank McKinney 

Mrs. Ben Macumber 

Fred Merrill 

Mrs. Fred Merrill 

Mrs. Helen M. Mortimer 

Mrs. H. Martin 

Sarah Mortenson 

Brynhilda Mortenson 

Mr. McKusick 

S. A. Miller 

Mrs. Ed. Mero 

Harrv McFall 

Mrs. T. G. McLean 

!Mrs. Edward Marander 

Mrs. Moberg 

Mrs. Sadie Madigan 

iVfrs. Momme 

Mrs. Thomas Miller 

Mrs. Moyne 

Mrs. H. A. McCool 

Mrs. M. E. Miller 

Mrs. Minnie Morton 

Mrs. Louise Middlestadt 

Mrs. Geo. McCauIey 

Mrs. R. W. Meeker 

Walter Nelson 

jMrs. Ruben Nestor 

Miss Eleanor Nelson 

JTrs. Peter Nerhaugen 

Mr. Peter Nerhaugen 

Miss Nickelson 

Mr. C. Nelson 

Mrs. Anna Noggle 

S. Nylander 

iVTortie Newal 

Anna Nelson 

S. P. Nelson 

Mrs. Herbert Nelson 

Reuben Nestor 

Nelson Bros. 

Mrs. Harry Nelson 

Mrs. Gus Nelson 

Mrs. Louis Nolte 

Mrs. Ed Night 

,\ndrcw Nelson 

J. E. Noreen 

Mrs. Kate Norberg 

Frank Nugent 

•Mbert Nelson 

Peter Nelson 

Mrs. Jennie Nelson 

Calise Nadeau 

Tas Nadeau 

Mrs. A. E. Norris 

Mrs. Geo. Nutter 

Leslie Nutter 

Mrs. L. P. Norris 

.\ugust Nerritz 

Mrs. R. A. Nickolson 



Mrs. P. E. Nelson 

Mrs. C. Nordstrom 

Arvid C. Nestor 

Mrs. A. F. Netkon 

Mrs. Thos. Nygaard, 

E. A. Narthan 

Mrs. W. B. Norris 

Mrs. P. J. Nelson 

Airs. Nevitt 

Mrs. Clarence Newell 

Mrs. Henry Newton 

Mrs. James O'Hern 

Mrs. Wm. Ott 

Mrs. T. O'Keefe 

Mrs. Mary Over 

Mrs. Wm. Osgood 

Peter Olson 

Mrs. Frank Olson 

Maurty Olson 

Oscar Olson 

Gust Olson 

Mr. Sam Orr 

Mrs. Sam Orr 

Hattie Olson 

Adolph Olson 

Mr. G. S. Osborne 

Pete Olson 

A. C. Olson 

J. B. Odenvvald 

Arthur Olson 

Mrs. T. V. Overbaugh 

Olaf Olson 

Mrs. G. L. Owen 

Mrs. Andrew Ohsman 

Will Osgood 

O. E. Olson 

Bernard O'Neil 

Edward Odell 

Mrs. Ed. Odell 

Wm. Ott 

Ernest Olson 

Elmer Olson 

Mrs. Nellie O'Keefe 

Mrs. Swan Ostlin 

Peter Oehman 

C. F. Owens 

Lola Ostrander 

G. A. Olbrich 

Mrs. Carl Ostlund 

Andrew Olson 

Mrs. Andrew Olson 

Mrs. Alfred Olson 

Russell F. Overlock 

Mrs. O. H. O'Connor 

Mrs. James O'Keefe 

James O'Keefe 

Mrs. Emma Olson 

Archie Granville Pease 

Mrs. Frank Patchen 

Mrs. O. P. Palmgren 

Mrs. Louise Pinney 

Miss Lenora Pauling 

Miss Eleanor Piper 

Mrs. Carrie S. Piper 

Mrs. Flora Porter 

Mrs. John Peterson 

Mrs. Gus Peterson 

Miss Matilda Peterson 

Afrs. M. L. Peters 

Ira Pittman 

Mrs. Turner Pribble 

Geo. C. Pearson 

Mrs. Ollina Pederson 

Miss Belle Pederson 

Mrs. E. A. Pratt 

A. F. Palmquist 
Ed. Peterson 
Mrs. Agnes Palm 
Mrs. Josephine Piei'ce 
i\trs. Lewis Peterson 
Esten Peterson 

Gust Peterson 

C. J. Peterson 

1^. Peterson 

Peder Pederson 

Mrs. Edmund Proul.K 

Mrs. J. H. Proulx 

B. Pederson 
I'elix Plante 
.\dolnh Peterson 
Ole Pearson 
Louise Purmort 
Reed Purmort 
Dorothy Purmort 
Frank Pettviohn 
Mrs. F. Pcttvjobn 
Geo. Peterson 
EiTii! Pocnpel 
Mrs. S Pope 
Oscar Palm 



John Palm 

Eliza Patchen 

E. H. Patchen 

Erick Pearson 

T. S. Partridge 

Mrs. T. S. Partridge 

Mace Peters 

Gus Peterson 

Kenneth Peterson 

Wm. Phalen 

Mrs. Zene Powell 

Mrs. Milo Pomeroy 

Norman Peterson 

Mrs. Peter Peterson 

Mrs. Gus Peterson 

Albert Peterson 

Wm. Pfaffendorf 

Mrs. B. J. Peterson 

Eft'ie Peterson 

Marger Peterson 

Matt Peterson 

Chas. E. Peterson 

Emma Peloquin 

Louis Paraiseau 

John Paraiseau 

Bert Proulx 

Jlrs. J. S.. Peltier 

Ed Proulx 

Ingward C. Peterson 

Mrs. Louie Peterson 

Judson Porter 

Mrs. O. Peterson 

Mrs. J. Peterson 

M. O. Pearsen 

Mrs. H. P. Petersen 

Mrs. F. Pinco 

G. Perry 

Andrew Pollock 

James Prodger 

Mary Prodger 

Chas. Prodger 

Wm. Prodger 

Louise Prodger 

R. A. Powell 

Mrs. T. Perkins 

Mrs. J. E. Pratt 

Vivian Pratt 

Mrs. W. H. Palmer 

Edith Patch 

Mrs. G. W. Peterson 

Mrs. C. B. Porter 

C. B. Porter 

Mrs. A. P. Peterson 

Mrs. Clarissa Pratt 

Almeda Pratt 

Miss Bertha Pierce 

Mrs. H. Price 

Mrs. L. J. Peck 

Edna Powell 

Mrs. U. T. Patton 

Mrs. C. A. Patterson 

Mrs. E. A. Pratt 

Geo. Pearson 

W. H. La Plant 

T. G. Pease 

Archie Pease 

Mrs. T. G. Pease 

Mrs. H. W. Plummer 

H. W. Plummer 

i\Irs. Turner Pribble 

Gisels puesnel 

Victor Rither 

Mrs. J. Reid 

Mrs. Alice Rogers 

Mrs. Roerison 

Airs. Nels Rosennuist 

Airs. Olga Reynolds 

Airs. F. Reynolds 

Air. Frank Reynolds 

H. Rogers 

Airs. J. II. Rand 

Airs. Julius Rciman 

Aliss Ella Rciman 

Airs. John Ross 

Airs. Frank Rogers 

Air. Anthony Roberts 

Airs. Katherine Robinson 

A. Roberts 

Joseph Rancourt 

Emil Reimann 

Eldy Rither 

Airs. Paul Reimann 

Atrs. AI. Reimann 

Airs. W. II. Robinson 

Horace Randon 

,\rlie Rairdon 

Carl W. Rudccn 

Xe!s .Anderson 

Airs. N. O. Rumby 

Mrs. Rudeen 



48 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



Phil Roush 
Chas. Rodgers 
Geo. Rasmusen 
Mrs. Julius Reidel 
Jlrs. L. Rongrud 
Mis. J. B. Ryberg 
Mrs. Mabel Ryberg 
Mrs. Chris Rasimissen 
Mr. F. H. Rickaby 
Mr. R. Rickabv 
Mrs. A. E. Rickaby 
\V. B. Ritteiihouse 
Mrs. M. Russell 
Mrs. Ben Ross 
Mrs. Ed. Russell 
Mary Grace Ridge 
Mrs. Joseph Ridge 
Frank Robbins 
\Vm. Ruffcorn 
Mrs. Douglas Ruffcorn 
David Ruffcorn 
Geo. Ruffcorn 
T. C. Ryan 
Ruth O. Ryan 
George Russel 
Chas. Ramsden 
John Reynolds 
Elmer Robinson 
Unice Ruffcorn 
E. F. Robinson 
Lester Robinson 
Lillian Rodgers 
Albert I. Rodgers 
Wilbur J. Rodgers 
Hollis J. Rodgers 
Mickel Richards 
V. Rither 
Howard Ridge 
Mrs. Lizzie Ridge 
Mrs. Wm. Redman 
Geo. Rootes 
Marian E. Russell 
Mrs. Harry E. Robinson 
G. W. Ratiibon 
Bertha A. Rinkel 
H. C. Rinkel 
Mrs. A. Reynick 
E. Ray 

Mrs. Fred G. Rorrison 
Clarence Rorrison 
Mrs. F. W. Ray 
Harriet Raleigh 
Mrs. Mae Roberts 
Mrs. J. E. Rowland 
Mrs. H. Richter 
M. B. Raabe 
Mrs. Grove Root 
Mrs. Rosser 
Miss Eva Root 
Clifford Reynolds 
J. E. Ricker 
Mrs. Fred Rhyme 
Mrs. Dave Rogers 
Mrs. P. H. Riley 
Dr. Russell 
Mrs. Lewis Riley 
Mrs. James Rohne 
Mrs. James Ray 
Mrs. Katherine Robinson 
Mrs. Wayne L. Ridge 
Margeret Reed 
Douglas Reed 
Robt. Reed 
Mrs. R. W. Sheley 
Mrs. E. B. Sherman 
Mrs. O. H. Sehleichert 
Miss Hannah Stack- 
Miss Dorothy Stack 
Miss Kathryn Stack 
Mrs. Henry Stack 
Miss Mary Sherman 
Mrs. H. O. Smith 
Mrs. Schmeltzee 
Mrs. H. G. Smith 
Mrs. M. J. Sundeen 
Mrs. C. F. Swenson 
Mr. Joe Sausen 
Mrs. Chas. Smith. 
Miss Frances Starrett 
Mrs. S. P. Starrett 
Stewart Sanders 
Mrs. Chas. Schinkel 
Mrs. Swanson 
Mrs. Wright Saunders 
Elmer Swanson 
Mrs. Elmer Swanson 
Mrs. H. H. Scribner 
Mrs. R. C. Scoville 
Mr. Bert Shadick 
Mrs. Bert Shadick 



Mrs. Sam Severson 

Mrs. A. A. Stevens 

Mrs. A. K. Smith 

Ralph M. Staples 

Mrs. Sweezo 

Mrs. Ashton K. Smith 

Mrs. George Sherman 

Ben Schutte 

John Swanson 

Mrs. A. F. Swanson 

Mrs. C. M. Small 

Robert R. Shadick 

M rs. Ed. Senear 

Paul Scott 

Eugene Scott 

Mrs. N. F. Scott 

N. F. Scott 

Frank Stachowiak 

Mrs. Roy E. Stoner 

Fred Swanson 

Thelof Swanson 

Paul Smekopski 

School Dis. 55 

Geo. Sieguy 

L. Sevigny 

Annie Sevigny 

Wilfred Sevigny 

N. Sevigny 

Octavia Sevigny 

Matt Schotl 

Mr. John Sac 

Mrs. John Sac 

Mrs. Frank Strecker 

Miss Emma Swanson 

Willis Stenstrom 

Ben Sax 

John A. Swanson 

Jennie Swanson 

Albert Swanson 

Walter Swanson 

J. F. Scharffer 

F. T. Starkey 

W. "L. Smith 

Ernest Stone 

Mrs. F. H. Smith 

Myrtle Smith 

Mrs. O. Squires 

Mrs. Robt, Swanson 

Will Smith 

Charlie Smith 

John Simonsen 

Alfred Severson 

Sam Severson 

Emil Sandberg 

Mary Sullivan 

Mrs. Wm. Sullivan 

Mrs. James Sullivan 

John J. Sullivan 

Raymond Sullivan 

Ralph Sullivan 

Miss Emma Sloan 

Mrs. Ida Swanson 

Mrs. Sledz 

Mrs. John Stroud 

Mrs. Con Sullivan 

Ed. Sam 

A. J. Shaw 

John Sam 

W. C. Smith 

Mr. B. Schultz 

Mrs. Schultz 

Miss Schultz 

Miss Schultz 

Mr. T. T. Skiba 

Julia Sanderson 

Andrew Schilley 

Mrs. Geo. Smith 

Mrs. W. W. Shaddick 

Mrs. Jonas Swanson 

Mrs. Geo. Sanders 

Mrs. Electa Swain 

F. L. Stake 

Mrs. B. B. Stuart 

Miss Effie Stranburg 

S. Siggeson 

Ruth Stake 

Mrs. J. Sausaen 

Merial Sausaen 

Emma Soderberg 

Mrs. C. P. Schafer 

N. A. Skogsberg 

Alois Sehmit 

A. Schellenberger 

Lawrence Schellenburger 

Mrs. Frank Skinner 

Ashton K. Smith 

Lena Sommerfeld 

Norman Stewart 

Paul Swanson 

Hanna Swanson 



Mrs. M. C._ Smith 

Bernice Smith 

Geo. H. Smith 

H. W. Stafford 

A. D. Smith 

Marie Stafford 

George Stewart 

Ralph Stewart 

Mrs. P. N. Space 

Donald Space 

H. N. Smith 

Mrs. Bert Sims 

Mr. M. Sweigard 

Ruth Stewart 

D. E. Shannon 

Erick Sparre 

M. Swanson 

Mrs. A. Swanson 

Mrs. J. Scothia 

Mrs. H. G. Salvail 

Mrs.^ J. A. Salvail 

Masie Scheffer 

Hector Salvail 

Helen Salvail 

Nelson Splane 

Mrs. F. H. Slade 

C. S. Salter 

Mrs. O. M. Southwick 

Ed Sullivan 

Huld C. Seelye 

George W. Smith 

Geo. M. Scudder 

P. T. Stack 

Mrs. J. M. Seebve 

Mrs. W. H. Sowden 

G. Sandquist 

S. Schreckengast 

T. Stubbards 

Mrs. J. C. Staige 

Mr. Andrew Stromberg 

Mrs. August Stromberg 

School Dist. 49 

Mrs. J. H. Sherman 

Mrs. E. Sparre 

Andrew Sparre 

Esther Sparre 

Mrs. E. Sparre. Sr. 

W. F. Schmidt 

Mrs. Anna Smith 

M. W. Smith 

J. O. Stromberg 

Mrs. Geo. A. Spencer 

Mrs. G. Schwartzman 

Max Schwartzman 

Lillie Schwartzman 

Mrs. Geo. Sloan 

Ruth Sheley 

Eugene Speed 

Webster Smith 

Mrs. Webster Smith 

Dean Smith 

Mrs. H. E. Sherman 

Mrs. Maud Sherman 

Mrs. Ed. H. Smith 

David Smith 

Mrs. Smith. 

Mrs. Fred Stewart 

Fred Stewart 

Mr. and Mrs. Slater 

Mrs. Sherman 

Mrs. Shafer 

Mrs. Storch 

Mrs. Bert Smith 

Mrs. Arthur L. Smith 

Arthur L. Smith 

Mrs. Geo. Sherman 

Mrs. B. C. Smith 

Mr. B. C. Smith 

Mrs. Kate Snow 

Miss Christine Strom 

Mrs. L. L. Stewart 

Mrs. Augusta Swank 

Mrs. J. A. Schert 

Mrs. Anna Sweigard 

Mrs. Snow 

Mrs. Ella Streetley 

Mrs. H. E. Seeley 

H. E. Seeley 

F. L. Salter 

Mrs. Blanche Salter 

Miss Iva Smith 

Mrs. Teller 

Mrs. F. E. Tilberg 

Mr. A. Trorabley 

Mrs. F. W. Thurston 

Mrs. Maxwell Titterud 

Mrs. Adoloh Tillong 

Mr. J. G. Thompson 

Mrs. J. G. Thompson 

Alfred Thompson 

Margeret Trussell 



Jacob Thurnbeck 

John M. Thurnbeck 

August Turnvall 

Ulrick Thompson 

Velma Thompson 

Mrs. John Therrs 

Mrs. Dennis Therres 

Mr. Dennis Therres 

Mr. Fritz Tease 

Mr. Adolph Tillong 

Vivian Tigue 

Mrs. Ella Thurston 

Emil Turnquist 

Martin H. Thompson 

Mrs. Frank Trepanier 

Geo. Tanner 

Max Titterud 

Mrs. B. H. Titterud 

B. H. Titterud 

Mrs. Mary Troudeau 

Wm. Taner 

J. Turthkill 

AVm. Travrise 

John Tisson 

i\Iary S. Tanner 

Harold Tanner 

Mrs. A. J. Talberd 

Grace Talbot 

Catherine Talbot 

James Talbot 

Mrs. J. C. Tennison 

Carl Tarnson 

Mrs. Marv Tigue 

Mrs. K. Tunsky 

Mrs. Lucy Tuckett 

Mary Tonning 

Wm. Tuscany 

Mrs. T. N. Thull 

Mrs. W. D. Thomas 

Mrs. Trucker 

Mathew Thompson 

Mrs. A. Tennison 

N. Thoreson 

Mrs. Jessie Tighe 

Mrs. Tschuty 

Clarence Thompson 

Airs. Thnreson 

ir. C. Tartt 

:\Irs. H. C, Tartt 

Mrs. Gilbert Thompson 

Mrs. H. Thompson 

N'ivian Tollin 

IVlilvine Tollin 

Mrs. Alarv Twitchel 

iVlr. G. Twitchel 

Mrs. E. Thil)odeau 

i\[rs. M. Uldsen 

.'\udrev V'rooman 

j\lrs. Rav \''an Syoc 

Emma Valinta 

iVTrs. A. Valinta 

Geo. Valinta 

Mr. Lewis H. Vath 

Frank Vandecar 

Mrs. .T. Vandecar 

Mrs. John Vader 

Theodoi-e Veidt 

Mrs. F. Vanstrom 

Olivar \'a1sis 

Fred ^'eith 

Miss Ada Varney 

J. B. X'incent 

Airs. J. B. \'incent 

TTarlan T. \'incent 

Bruce \'incent 

Duane L. Vincent 

Mrs. W. P. Van Deausan 

Henry Veidt. Sr. 

Mrs. Henry Veidt, Sr. 

Mrs. \'an \'liet 

l\Trs. A'ollnnd 

Mrs. Veidt 

Vrs. C. H. Wnlle 

Mr. C. H. Wolle 

Mrs. T. W. Wilson 

Atrs. White 

P. E. Woodward 

Arrs. P. E. Woodward 

Jane Woodward 

Philip Woodward 

Miss Wiedenhoeft 

Mrs. Wm. Wiedenhoeft 

Mrs. Blanche Wilson 

Mrs. Henry Wilson 

Mrs. John Wilson 

Mrs. Cliris Warneke 

Mr. Wiseman 

Mrs. Hannah White 

iVfrs. Levi Weaver 

Mrs. J. Westman 



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Minnie H. Woodmansee 

Mrs. Adam Wirz 

Aug. Westphal 

Robt. VVestpahl 

S. Wredberg 

Fred Wredberg 

Harold Wredberg 

Mrs. Emma White 

Jessie A. White 

Harlam White 

Mrs. Ray Whitman 

Ivan White 

Alfred White 

Sylvanus White 

Alvin White 

John Weidl 

Mrs. Gust Wagner 

Mrs. Tom Wyatt 

Oscar Wolf 

F. W. Weiler 

Mrs. F. W. Weiler 

Fred Webber 

F. B. Warner 

C. S. Otis Worcester 

Mrs. John Wacholz 

Nels Wicklander 

C. E. Wallick 

Mrs. C. H. Walton 

Mrs. R. C. Wenz 

F. Webb 

Ruth Wilkins 

Mrs. Leo Ward 

Mrs. John Ward 

Thomas Wall 

Mrs. M. F. Winch 

A. C. White 

Edd. Westland 

John Westland 

Jacob Webber 

Fred Wenzell 

C. H. Wallann 

Mrs. Annie M. Willet 

John Wald 

Harriet Whitney 

Alice Whitney 

Edward Whitney 



Ben Whitney 
Arthur WTiipple 
Henry Warner 
Will Wade 
Alice Whipple 
Daisy Whipple 
Chas. Whipple 
Louise Wirz 
Mrs. Edward Wirz 
Mrs. F. C. Wirz 
Mrs. G. E. Wickstrom 
Mrs. F. J. Whitfield 
Mrs. A. H. Wiseman 
H. A. Wilcken 
L. Warren 
Ruth Wood 
Mrs. George Warren 
Dan Walther 
.-\lbcrt Westlund 
Nick Wilberg 
Mrs. Esther Wilberg 
Tohn Westlund 
H. Jalmer Westlund 
Mrs. Henry Wirz 
Mrs. Sam Wirz, Jr. 
Mrs. Emil WesMund 
Mrs. Arvilla Weiler 
Mrs. S. Westberg 
Geo. Wyman 
Mrs. Geo. Wennprlund 
Mrs. W. E. Wilberg 
Leon E. Wellman 
B. J. Witte 
Mrs. S. M. West 
Miss Rosa Wuest 
Tane Woodward 
Philip Woodward, Jr. 
Mrs. Woodburv 
Mrs. Rachel Wells 
Airs. E. T. Webber 
Mrs. H. C. Wellman 
Mrs. T. O. Wilhelm 
Mrs. Geo. Wyatt 
Mrs. Whitney 
W. Younequist 
Alfred Youngquist 



These men were selected by the Anoka County 
legal advisory committee to aid draftees in their 
home localities: 

St. Francis — Bazil Hunter, Frank L. Rairdon. 

Bethel— W. H. Lee, S. T. Nelson, G. C. Lambert. 

Cedar — N. A. Johnson, Homer Lee. 

Centerville — Phil T- Houle. 

Columbia Heights— E. A. Carlson, J. X. Thull, 
Ed. Christian. 

City of Anoka — Ira H. Burhans, P. T. Nelson, 
F. S. Stewart, G. H. Wyman. 

Ross Sheley enlisted in the motor reserve corps 
and went to Jacksonville, Florida, late in December. 

Just before Christmas a committee consisting of 
S. A. Parker, Dr. S. Bond, A. H. Dowdell and E. P. 
Babcock from the Anoka Commercial Club gathered 
up a fund of about a hundred dollars and purchase! 
a box of candy for each Anoka soldier at canton- 
ments and sent it with "Merry Christmas from the 
Commercial Club and other .'Xnoka Friends." 

These people volunteered to help the draft board 
on the dates noted: 



December ritli. lyi/ 
Alice M. Nickerson 
Anna Brezler 
Nell Bartholomew 
Frank Gillis 
Bertha M. Gow 
Louise J. Bean 
Marie I. DeGraflf 
Marion Dunham 
Mary Reed 
Birdie E. Chalgren 
Eva M. Root 
Arline Gordon 
Mary Goodmanson 
Mary Rhodes 
C. S. Hosmer 
H. E. Blewett 



December I2th, 
Una M. Hart 
R-th-. M Hart 
Ruth H. Koos 
Kate LaFer'iere 
A'thur L. Reed 
Alice M. Nickerson 
'''"iristi"" ^t-'-m 
Marie I. DeGratT 
.Mt-v No-ljcg 
.Al'ic'ta TTimtoon 
T liqnna Tlognason 
Eva Root 
I onise T Pean 
Arline Gordon 
T'azel M. Lindsay 
11. E. Blewett 
T. rie—ens Erlander 
Favle C. Peck 
Gus Peterson 
\. P. Moberg 
Frank H. Koos 



December 23rd about six hundred of the men ot 
the county who were subject to the draft, met at 
the armorj' and made arra'ngements for regular 
drill in order to better lit themselves for the duties 
of a soldier when the}' arrive at cantonments. Leeds 
H. Cutter was elected Captain, L. O. Jacob, First 
Lieutenant and Peter Briere, Second Lieutenant. 
They continued to drill at Anoka, Cedar and Bethel 
until most of the men had been called to the colors, 
and many found themselves to have been greatly 
benefited thereby, when they finally reached camps. 

In the absence of Company "B," which had given 
a New Year hop the last evening of each year since 
the days when Adam v^'as first allowed to wear long 
trousers, the Sherifif's .Auxiliary decided to put on 
a military hop for them. These men were placed on 
the various committees: 

Hall— F. H. Hunter, J. H. Colwell and A. W. 
Pinney. 

Music — C. S. Hosmer, J. F. Johnson and E. F. 
Swanson. 

Floor— A. W. Chase, W. E. Bates, R. F. Overlock 
and John Heslie. 

Decoration — Geo. Hyatt, Leo Ward, Joseph Gran- 
field. 

Sale Tickets — G. W. Green. Ed. Turnquist, J. G. 
Brooks, G. E. Marauder, M. F. Shepherd, Gust 
Nelson. 

Refreshments — J. F. Johnson, Chas. Gallup, W. A. 
Blanchard. 

Advertising— T. J. Abbett, F. 
H. Koos, L. O. Jacob. 

Reception — J. P. Jesperson^ 
Paul Fairbanks, A. P. Murphy, g! 
J. Giddings. 

The hall was tastefully deco- 
rated with a tall Christmas tree 
and with festoons of greenery and 
flags. At midnight old Father 
Time tottered across the stage, 
followed by the Four Seasons and 
the New Year. So large was the 
attendance that the gross receipts leeds jj CUTTER 
amounted to $420.00. 

Anoka County again led the state when it was 
called upon to furnish home cooked meats, cakes, 
vegetables, butter, etc., to be sent to the men at 
Camp Cody for a big holiday feast from home. 
But four and a half days were allowed to advertise 
the undertaking, collect the food, label it, pack it 
and ship it. More than fifteen hundred pounds 
were sent, packed in boxes and barrels. Of seventy 
packages of food sent from the entire state, Anoka 
sent twenty-three. The Sherifif's Auxiliary paid the 
express on the food to St. Paul whence it was ship- 
ped to Camp Cody at state expense, arriving there 
in fair condition a week later. 

The committee which had the gathering and ship- 
ping of the feast in charge was made up of Frank 
Johnson, Frank Hart, John Palmer, George Green 
and C. S. Hosmer. 

Owing to the nearness of .'\noka to the Twin Cities, 
the number of railroads passing through this sec- 
tion of the state and the disturbed conditions, it 
seemed wise to organize from among the members 
of the Sheriff's Auxiliary, a company of state troops 
tmder the act of the legislature establishing the 
Minnesota Home Guard. 

Brigadier General Walter F. Rhinow, Adjutant 
General of the state, approved the move and au- 
thorized the recruiting of such a company at Anoka 
and later another at Columbia Heights. 

Thursday evening, January ,lrd, fifty-eight men 
volunteered for this service and all but a few com- 
pleted their enlistment and served the state faith- 




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fully and well for the period of the war. Those 
who took the oath of enlistment that evening were: 



M. Thoi-son 
Tames Davis 
H. C. McKay 
G. E. Norrell 
Charles Olson 
Eniil Turnquist 
J. B. Jesperson 
Frank Harrington 
Ross Chase ' 
Emil Salfer 
W. A. Blanchard 
George Green 
George Merrill 
A. A. Stevens 
E. W. Penny 




BRIGADIER GENERAL 
WALTER F. RHINOW 



R. D. N. Springer 
J. F. Mitchell 
George Wennerlund 
W. E. Bailey 
F. C. Bailey 
W. F. Miller 
J. F. McKusick 
A. A. Kranhold 
W. E. Bates 
Milo Pomeroy 
D. W. Thayer 
Herman Case 
Swan Floreen 
Guy Clutter 
Thomas Mitchell 
C. S. Hosmer 
George Hyatt 
George Card 
James Colwell 
Fred Bjorlin 
Arthur Pinney 
Mearle Harthorn 
Albert Wuest 
Louis Larsen 
Ed. Turnquist 
L. B. McGaffey 
W. H. Poole 
Roe Chase 
William Woods 
Arthur L. Smith 

F. H. Koos 
Wendell Bailey 

G. D. Goodrich 
H. H. Carlson 
\V. H. LaPlant 
A. D. W. Johnson 
A. W. Chase 

T. J. Abbett 
T. £. Coleman 
Joseph Granfield 
]'"red Larkin 
Frank Hickman 
Arthur Reed 



Arthur L,. Reed was unanimously elected Captain 
of the Company, Louis Larsen was elected First 
Lieutenant and James H. Colwell, Second Lieutenant, 
jNIajor Rowland from the office of the Adjutant 
General mustered the company and administered the 
oath of office to the newly elected officers. 

This is the order number three of the Minnesota 
Commission of Public Safety, establishing a Home 
Guard in this state: 

The Minnesota Commission of Public Safety here- 
by finds and declares it necessary and proper for 
the public safety, for the protection of life and 
property and as a matter of military expediency 
and necessity, and does hereby order: 

1. That a Home Guard be enlisted, organized and 
maintained for service in the State of Minnesota 
to consist of such units as may hereafter be au- 
thorized by this Commission, and to be organized 
as now prescribed by law for similar units in the 
Minnesota National Guard; said force shall be known 
as "Home Guard of Minnesota;" 

2. The term of enlistment in said Hotne Guard 
of Minnesota shall be for the period of the present 
war and until peace shall be concluded between the 
United States and any and all foreign nations with 
which the United States is now or may hereafter 
be at war. The oath to be taken by the enlisted 
men of said Home Guard of Minnesota shall be in 
the following form: 

"I 

born at 

in the State of 

on the day of 

A. D., 18 , by occupa- 
tion , do hereby 

acknowledge to have voluntarily enlisted this 

day of 

1917, as a soldier in the Home Guard of Minnesota 
for the period of the present war and until peace 
shall be concluded between the United States and 
any and all foreign nations with which the United 



States is now or may hereafter be at war, unless 
sooner discharged by proper authority. And I do 
hereby solemnly swear that I will bear true faith 
and allegiance to the United States of America and 
to the State of Minnesota and that I will serve 
them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies, 
whomsoever, within the State of Minnesota, and 
that I will obey the orders of the Governor of the 
State of Minnesota and of the officers appointed 
over me according to law and the rules and regula- 
tions now or hereafter governing the Home Guard 
of Minnesota." 

The officers of the Home Guard shall subscribe 
the following oath: 

having been appointed a 

in the Home Guard of Minnesota, do solemnly swear 
that I will support and defend the Constitution of 
the United States and the Constitution of the State 
of Minnesota against all enemies, foreign and domes- 
tic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the 
same; that I will obey the orders of the governor 
of the State of Minnesota; that I make this obliga- 
tion freely without any mental reservation or pur- 
pose of evasion, and that I will faithfully discharge 
the duties of my office in the Home Guard of Min- 
nesota upon which I am about to enter; so help me 
God." 

3. Only able bodied men over the age of twenty- 
six (26) years shall be enlisted in the Home Guard 
of Minnesota. Any member of the Home Guard 
who is hereafter enlisted or commissioned in the 
federal service or in the Minnesota National Guard 
shall be entitled to an honorable discharge from the 
Home Guard. 

4. No member of the Home Guard shall be en- 
titled to any pay for his services, or any allowance 
of any character, except as follows: 

A. Officers when on duty at any place other than 
their home station shall be entitled to the travel 
expense incurred and $2.00 per day for subsistence. 

B. Officers when held in continuous active ser- 
vice for a longer period than five days without an 
intervening leave of absence of equal duration, shall 
be entitled to receive $2.00 per day for such service. 

C. Enlisted men, performing detached service 
away from their home station, shall receive travel 
expense actually incurred and $1.00 per day for 
subsistence. 

D. Enlisted men when held in continuous active 
service for a longer period than five days without 
an intervening furlough of equal duration, shall be 
entitled to receive the same per diem pay as is 
paid to enlisted men in the service of the LTnited 
States. 

5. The members of the Home Guard shall be 
subject to the disciplinary provisions of the Mili- 
tary Code in so far as they may be applicable to 
that organization. 

6. The following units of the Home Guard are 
hereby authorized, and the government is hereby 
requested to provide for the organization and en- 
listment thereof, namely: 

Seven separate battalions to be stationed as the 
governor may direct and in such sub-divisions as 
he may deem proper and said number to be increased 
in the discretion of the governor and upon his order. 
The governor may, in his discretion, organize said 
units into regiments. 

Dated at St. Paul, Minnesota, this 28th day of 
April, A. D. 1917. 

J. A. A. BURNQUIST, 
Governor and ex-officio Chairman of the Minnesota 

Commission of Public Safety. 

JOHN S. PARDEE, 
Secretary of the Minnesota Commission of Public 
Safety. 



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Shortly after the first of the year W. J. Annon 
organized his committees to take up the work of 
selling the Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps 
offered by the government. He had appointed this 
executive committee: 



W. J. Annon, Chairman 

Mrs. F. L. Salter 

W. A. Blanchard 

Roe Chase 

J. C. Erlander 



George W. Green 
A. A. Kranhold 
George J. t iddings 
Tesse G. Brooks 



The teachers of the rural schools of the county, 
Mr. Rairdon of the St. Francis Consolidated school, 
Frank H. Koos, superintendent of the Anoka City 
schools and Captain Arthur L. Reed, were made a 
part of this committee and called to Anoka on the 
afternoon of January 19th to begin an active cam- 
paign. The out of town people were guests of the 
executive committee and dinner was served by the 
young ladies of the domestic science classes of the 
local high school. 

The local mill began to grind war flour and a 
sample of the very excellent bread made from this 
flour was examined with interest and tasted with 
curiosity by the people. 

That the people of the county were striving in 
every possible way to do their part is illustrated by 
a few reports of county-wide activity selected at 
random: 

H. E. Erickson, chairman of town committee on 
food conservation, reported from the Joyce chapel 
district thus: 

"Responding to the appeal of the government 
through Mr. Hoover in the matter of food conser- 
vation, the majority of the people about Joyce 
Chapel patriotically entered into food conservation. 
For the nine weeks ending with January 1st, an 
average of 15i families have reported each week. 
The food administration suggested that each family 
report each week 7 wheatless, 14 meatless and 21 
wasteless meals." 

The average for the nine weeks is 15 wheatless, 
19 meatless and 21 wasteless. 

And these from the Town of Grow: 

The Hard Time Social for the benefit of the Round 
Lake Red Cross was well attended. Fining those 
who came dressed up and the holding of a Kan- 
garoo Court added greatly to the evening's amuse- 
ment. James Gillespie, after winning the Rhode 
Island Red rooster, turned him over to the Red 
Cross to be auctioned off. E. B. Sherman presented 
the Red Cross with a check for five dollars. A 
hard time lunch was served at midnight. The pro- 
ceeds of the evening were $36.62. 

From the middle of July, 1917, until the beginning 
of the New Year, the members of the Round Lake 
Red Cross have completed the following articles: 
84 hospital bed shirts, 4 pajama bed coats, 33 
sweaters, 10 mufflers, 20 pairs of socks and 10 pairs 
of wristers. 

Dr. Scipio Bond was made Food Administrator 
for Anoka County. He selected Mrs. Frank L. 
Salter and G. D. Goodrich as assistants. For a 
j^ear Dr. Bond gave up most of his time to the 
duties of Food Administrator and he, with his 
assistants, was able to bring a number of luke- 
warm residents of the county to a realization that 
they really had to do as the government directed. 
Selfish sugar and flour hogs were shown scant sym- 
pathy by this administration and those who tried 
to hoard wheat became unwilling contributors to 
the Red Cross. 

Even the little folks of the public schools were 
trying to do their mite to help LTncle Sam. Miss 
Theresa Erickson in the selling of Red Cross Seals 
during the holidays had interested the little tots in 
this to such an extent that she was able to present 
the following praiseworthy report: 



Anoka has very truly been named one of the most 
patriotic little cities in Minnesota, for never before 
did people buy Red Cross Seals as they have this 
year. Most of this grand success is due to the very 
energetic work of our young salesmen, the school 
children of all the Anoka schools. 

A great number of them earned their medals, con- 
sisting either of a pretty button or a pretty helmet 
pin. About four hundred boys and girls were en- 
rolled as Modern Health Crusaders, and we earnestly 
hope they will follow the health rules of this little 
league. 

We have now $305.00 in the bank from our sale, 
as against $90.00 last year. 

Washington School sold $58.00 worth. 
Lincoln " " 37.00 
St. Ann's Convent " 37.00 " 
Franklin School " 40.00 
Seventh Day Advent " 1.50 
High School " 15.00 

The banner rooms are the following: 

Washington, 5th grade, $25.00; St. Ann's Convent, 
Sth and 6th grades, $23.00; 
Lincoln, Sth grade, $13.00; 
Franklin, 5t|h and ^6th 
grades, $13.00. 

Dorothy Zimmerman, 
Franklin Kline, Norman 
Peterson, John Poulous, 
Theodora Norrell, Arthiir 
Libby and Catherine Swick 
earned gold helmet pins. 

The banner rooms are 
each to have a beautiful 
Crusader pennant. 

Our youngest Red Cross 
worker was little Carroll 
Norrell, age three and a half 
years, who also earned a 
a silver pin by selling one 
dollar's worth of seals. 

We want to thank all 
our helpers for this splendid 
help, which will go far towards anti-tuberculosis 
work in Anoka. 

THERESA ERICKSON, R. N. 
January 4th, 1918. School Nurse. 

The Congregational, Methodist, Baptist and St. 
Stephens churches dedicated service flags and all 
over the county these flags began to appear. The 
homes in Anoka County which did not display Old 
Glory, a service flag. Red Cross or Liberty Loan 
pennant were rare indeed. 

The village of Columbia Heights was very ener- 
getic in its loyalty. Regardless of its large per- 
centage of aliens, that community made an enviable 
record during the war in every possible way. 

January 12th there was an interesting meeting there. 
The supper and entertainment was for the benefit 
of the Red Cross. This was the program: 

Remarks by President J. McKenna of the Asso- 
ciation. 

"Star Spangled Banner" by audience. 

Home Rule Charters, John P. Coleman of Anoka. 

Home Guard Organization, Roe Chase of Anoka. 

Patriotism, W. A. Blanchard of Anoka. 

Patriotic songs, children of Columbia Heights. 

Recitation, Rose Mary Warren. 

Piano solo, Mrs. Joseph Getner. 

Duet, Miss LeSeur and Master Winchester. 

Speech, A. T. Evans. 

Presentation of Honor Roll of C. H. soldiers, 
E. T. Carlson. 

".America," audience. 

Speech, W. D. Thomas. 




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Speech, C. D. Salter. 
Solo, Mrs. George Warren. 

Dance, Miss Dorothy Bennet, accompanied by 
Mrs. C. Bennett and W. C. Gauvitte. 
Elocution, Helen and James McKenna. 
Quartette, led by Carl Ekstrom. 
Elocution, Abbie and Walter Sullivan. 
Piano solo, Burt Marshall. 
Elocution, Clifford Paradean. 
Nygaard Quartette. 

In spite of the cold weather there was a good 
crowd in attendance. Supper was served at the close 
of entertainment. 

About sixty men signed up for the Home Guard 
service. 

Grotius Giddings served as a member of a com- 
mittee late in January to assist State Food Admin- 
istrator A. D. Wilson to market the surplus potato 
crop of this vicinity. 

The papers of the state were very kind in the ex- 
tending of credit to this 
county for its enthusiastic 
efforts. This from the Min- 
neapolis Tribune at that 
time will serve to illustrate 
the friendly comment from 
the state press: 

"Anoka County may be 
the banner Minnesota Coun- 
ty in organized patriotic ef- 
fort and achievement, ac- 
cording to report sent in 
from there to the state di- 
rector of the Council of Na- 
tional Defense. 

"Teachers of Anoka 
County, realizing that the 
fundamentals of patriotism 
should be taught from the 
time a child enters school, have organized them- 
selves into a Teachers' Patriotic League for study 
and strength. 

"Patriotic 'sings' are being urged and organized 
all over the country through the medium of farmers' 
clubs, civic and local musical and literary clubs. 
Later in the winter it is planned, that, under leader- 
ship of the County Council of National Defense, a 
big county 'community sing' will be held, where the 
national airs will be featured. 

"By February 1st, a woman county agent will be 
put to work who will work among the women in Red 
Cross and food conservation. Up to date Mower 
County is the only one financing such an agent, 
and Anoka's only regret is that 'Mower beat them 
to it.' 

"A salvage campaign is in full swing among school 
children who are collecting paper, rubber, tin foil, 
automobile license tags, etc., the proceeds to go to 
the Red Cross. 

"The Red Cross is reported to be booming with 
1,500 new members since the first of the year, with 
one district still unreported. Anoka has two Red 
Cross members to every taxpayer. 




P. E. WOODWARD 



"Farmers' institutes wherever held are serving 
only Hoover dinners and are co-operating in every 
way with conservation projects. 

"Even commercial and typewriting classes of high 
schools are asked to co-operate by typing programs 
and propaganda circulars used in the county." 

On January 22nd a report of the results of the 
campaign for funds for the War Y. M. C. A. was 
made public. This is the report as made at that 
time by P. E. Woodward, treasurer: 

"The total subscriptions received in Anoka County 
for the War Y. M. C. A. fund last fall amounted 
to $6,055.08. This sura was received from approxi- 
mately L564 people. Cash in the amount of $4,832.33 
has been paid in by the subscribers and, of this 
amount, $4,780.51 has been paid in to the State Trea- 
surer of the Y. M. C. A., E. W. Decker of Minnea- 
polis. The entire cost of the campaign was $51.82. 

"Thus $1,222.75 is yet due on the pledges made 
in this county. Of this amount about $700 is due 
from people in the city and about $500 from people 
in the country." 

The Philolectian society voted twenty dollars with 
which to buy fuel for the Red Cross work rooms. 

Henry Deutsch of Minneapolis, addressed a meet- 
ing of the teachers previously noted, on January 
19th, the Liberty Loan quartette furnished the music, 
W. J. Annon presided and Mayor James B. Berry 
made a brief speech endorsing the War Stamp Sale. 

It was in January that the alleged shortage of coal 
in the country drew from the Federal Fuel Ad- 
ministrator Garfield the remarkable order that all 
business houses and factories not engaged on war 
orders, be closed for three days and that no fuel 
be burned in these places on Mondays. While 
complied with cheerfully, the order was generally 
taken to be one of the most assinine ever issued 
and any real results other than to paralyze busi- 
ness to some extent, is extremely doubtful. The 
order was rescinded after a few weeks' trial. Coal 
dealers found a surplus of fuel on their hands in 
the spring. 

A company of Home Guards was mustered into 
state service at Columbia Heights with Captain 
Merrill F. Bean, First Lieutenant Alex Reynick and 
Second Lieutenant William McDonald as officers. 
This company at once became the center of patriotic 
activity at that village and accomplished a very 
large share of the war work of that community. 

The registration of enemy aliens was ordered 
for the first week in February. All German enemy 
aliens, residents of the county, who received their 
mail from the local post office or over the Anoka 
mail routes, were ordered to appear at the post 
office in person between the dates of February 4th 
and 9th with four pictures of themselves. The term 
"alien enemy" was taken to mean males over 14 
years of age, native citizens or subjects of the 
German Empire, who not become naturalized citi- 
zens of America. 

Order number twenty-five of the Public Safety 
Commission directed that all aliens in Minnesota 
register during a three-day period, from February 
25th to 28th. This is the result as officially filed in 
St. Paul. 



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LIST OF ALIENS REGISTERING IN ANOKA COUNTY 



ANOKA 

Ash, RebeccOj Gray St., Box 645, Anoka 

Ash, Chas. Edw., Gray St., Box 645, Anoka 

Anderson, Anna S., R. 4, Anoka 

Anderson, Matilda, Box 526, Anoka 

Anderson, Emil. North St., R. 4, Anoka 

Anderson, And.. Anoka 

Anderson, And., "A" St., Box 526, Anoka 

Anderson, Mary, Box 52, Anoka 

Augustson, Alf., R. 4, Anoka 

Anderson, Hedwidge C., R. 3, Anoka 

Anderson, Anders G., R. 3. Anoka 

Berg, Sarah. Mrs.. Anoka 

Butler, Edw. H., 2nd Ave., Box 56, Anoka 

Bowe, Margaret, Anoka 

Butler, Margaret, Mrs., Box 56, Anoka 

Bylin, Laura, North St. & 7th Ave., Anoka 

Bylin, Gust, North St. & 7th Ave., Anoka 

Brock, Amanda Johnson, R. 3, Anoka 

Bylin, Anders. North St., Anoka 

Bylin, Sara G.. North St., Anoka 

Celuh, Jos. A., Anoka 

Carroll. Wm., Box 168, Anoka 

Carlson, Stewart VV., Box 488, Anoka 

Commander. Peter E., R. 3, care M. G. E. Co., Anoka 

Christianson, Casper, R. 3, care No. States Power Co., Anoka 

Dechaine. Jos., 3rd Ave. North. Anoka 

Dyer, Alf. W. H., Anoka 

Dunleay, Rose. State Hospital 

Danko. Ellen. State Hospital 

Daneluk, John, R. 3, Anoka 

Erickson, Otto Edw.. Anoka 

Erickson, Chas., ist Ave., 2nd Ward, Anoka 

Ecklund, David, R. 3, Anoka 

Ferguson, Mark H., 3rd Ave. So., Anoka 

Furgerson, Edna, Mrs., Anoka 

Frantzvaag, John, Box 25, R. 3, Anoka 

Grant, John G., Anoka 

Gow, David G., Box 565, Anoka 

Gonzalis. Harry Geo.', Polk St., Anoka 

Grything, Tom P., Anoka 

Grant, B. Emma, Jackson St.. Anoka 

Holos. Rubin, ist Ward, Anoka 

Hauson, Christina, Miss, 4th Ave. So., Anoka 

Hoyt, Chas. Sidney, R. 3, Anoka 

Hoyt, Helen Barbara, R. 3, Anoka 

Hoglin, Chas. T.. Anoka 



Jedlicka, 
Jackson, 
Jackson, 
Johnson, 



Ham Lake 



3rd Ward, Anoka 
Anoka 



Mary. Mrs., Anoka 

Bessie B., Box 266, Anoka 

Norman L., Box 266. Anoka 

Mary, ist Ave. So., Anoka 
Jacobson, And., R. 3, Anoka 
Jacobson, Carrie, R. 4, Anoka 
Johnson, Erick L.. R. 3, Anoka 
Jedlicka. Alb., 5th Ave. North, Anoka 
Jinkeus, Wm. Lee, Anoka 
Jinkeus, Anna, Mrs., Anoka 
Johnson, Malcolm T.. Box 484, Anoka 
Jedlicka, Jos., Branch. Anoka 
Johnson, Anna C, Miss, Anoka 
Johnson, Clara L.. Mill St., 3rd Ward, Anoka 
Kelley, Geo., Anoka 
Kaufman, Ben, Bo.x 456, Anoka 
Knibbe, Ida C. Anoka 
Kummer, Paul, Anoka 
Karth. Johanna H., R. 4. 
Kummer, Mary, Anoka 
Larson. Matilda Jos.. Polk St.. 
Lindstrom, Louis, Johnson St.. 
Larkin, Nora. Anoka 
Lindblad, Emma, Anoka 
Larson, Mary, R. 4, Anoka 

Lindstrom, Peter. Johnson St., Box 268, Anoka 
Lindstrom, Martha, Mrs., Johnson St., Bo.x 268, Anoka 
Larson. Charlotte, Miss, Anoka 
McKinney, John F.. Winfred St., Anoka 
McKinney, Chas. J., Anoka 
Magnusen, Swen, sth Ave. No., Anoka 
McKinney, Louise, Anoka 
Malkowski. Peter. Box 92, Anoka 
Malm, Carl, Anoka 
McCarthy, Michael, Box 496, Anoka 
McCarthy, Julia, Mrs., Box 496. Anoka 
Mattson. Christian O.. Anoka 
McQuaid, Louise, Anoka 
McGee, Margaret, Anoka 

Murray, J[ohn I., care N. S. Power Co., Anoka 
Matkowski, Stella T., Box 92, Anoka 
Moline, Edw. A., Box 736, Anoka 
Manolis, Harry, Box 349, Anoka 
Momme, Anna C, Anoka 
McKinney, Katie, Mrs., Anoka 
McKinney, Zelpha J., Anoka 
Nelson, And., sth Ave. & No. St., Anoka 
Nelson. Alma. R. 4. Anoka 
Nelson, Arvid, R. 4. Anoka 
Nonas. Mike, R. 3, Anoka 
Ohsman, And., Taylor St.. Anoka 
Ohsman, Minnie, Mrs., Taylor St., Anoka 



Olson, Peter, Anoka 

Olson, Karoline, Anoka 

Olson, Linea, Anoka 

Olson, Erland, Anoka 

O'Sullivan. Bridget, Anoka 

Olson. Maria Stena, 5th Ave., Anoka 

Olson, Olof, R. 4, Anoka 

Olson. Mary K., R. 4, Anoka 

Olson, Lizzie. 7th Ave. near Johnson St., R. i, Anoka 

Pearson, Mary, R. 3, Anoka 

Plant, Harry, Winfred St., Anoka 

Phalen, Wm., Anoka 

Plant, Sarah L.. Anoka 

Peters, Frank B., Tyler St., 3rd Ward, Anoka 

Peterson, Gustaf W., Anoka 

Popodi, Martin, Anoka 

Poulos. Lillie. 2nd Ave., Box 349, Anoka 

Peterson, Hannah, Mrs., Anoka 

Pearson, Erick, R. 3, Anoka 

Prziborowski, Joe, R. 3, Anoka 

Pederson, Paul. R. 3, Anoka 

Pederson, Abigel, R. 3, Anoka 

Peterson, Minnie Bell, Bo.x 134, ist Ward, Anoka 

Peterson, And. Peter. 2nd Ave.. Anoka 

Poulos, James, 2nd Ave., Box 349, Anoka 

Person, Hannovah. Mrs.. Anoka 

Peters, Mary L., Tyler St., Anoka 

Poulos, John, Anoica 

Risbo, Austen G.. Box 66. Constance, Grow 

Ryder, Jos., R. 3, Anoka 

Razmus, Kosmer, R. 3. Anoka 

Sellers, Amy, E. Main St., R. 4, Anoka 

Skoog, Fredolf E., Maple Ave., ist Ward, Anoka 

Sellers. Joe Chas. W., R. 4, Anoka 

Strom, Martha, 2507 Bank Ave., Box 344, Anoka 

Smith, Geo.. R. 3, Box 14. Anoka 

Smith, Geo., Mrs.. R. 3, Box 14, Anoka 

Stappas, Theo., 2nd Ave., Box 349, Anoka 

Skoog, Hulda, Mrs., Anoka 

Schwartz, Maggie. Mrs., 7th Ave., Anoka 

Skaare, Rasmus, Anoka 

Thomson, John G., 2nd Ave. So., Box 106, Anoka 

Thomson, Florence P. M., 3rd Ave. So., Box 106, Anoka 

Tighe, Hugh S., Webster St., Anoka 

Tighe, Jessie, Webster St., Anoka 

Weiskopp, Jos., Anoka 

Wallin, Gunnar, R. 4, Anoka 

Wilkinson, Walt., ist Ward. Anoka 

Webb. Margaret A., R. 3, Anoka 

Webb, Freeman, R. 3, Anoka 

Youngquist, Louisa, Mrs.. Anoka 

Youngquist, Carl Oscar, 6th Ave. & Tyler St., Anoka 

Zubulake, Peter D.. Box 342, Anoka 

Nelson, Carl V.. Anoka 

Wang, Jens, Anoka 



Ahrendt, Mac C. 

Brock, Robert of Town of Anoka 

Casper, Max 

Krueger, Albert J. 

Hollst. Otto B. H. of Hennepin County 

Kwanka. Herman of Champlin 

Meister, Anton of Blaine 

Meister, Frank of Blaine 

Schwartz, Nicholas 

Thiess, Fritz Carl 

'Villwork, Herman 

Wacholz, John 

Marquordt, Henry, Hennepin County 

BETHEL 
Anderson. Asta. Bethel 
Benditzki. Gottfried, Mrs.. R. i. Bethel 
Bygren, Erick, R. i. Bethel 
Carlson, Wm., R. 2. Cedar 
Cortopossi, Amerigo. Box 95. Bethel 
Engelstad, Kjeld Hansen. R. i. Bethel 
Engelstad, And., R. i. Bethel 
Erickson, Otto, R. 2. Cedar 
Erickson. Anna (Mrs. Otto), R. 2, Cedar 
Erickson, Nels, Bethel 
Erickson, Ida Jos., Bethel 
Fontana, Carlo. Box 95. Bethel 
Haaheim, Johannes E., R. i. Bethel 
Johnson, Carl Oscar, R. 2. Cedar 
Johnson, Gust Albin, R. 2, Cedar 
Johnson, Abel Henning, R. 2, Cedar 
Johnson, Carl Richard, R. 2. Bethel 
Larson, Ben. R. 2, Cedar 
Larson, Emma E.. R. 2, Cedar 
Nelson, Clara. R. 2, Cedar 
Nelson, And., R. 2, Cedar 
Paulson, Gertrude M., R. 2. Cedar 
Paulson, Edwin, R. 2, Cedar 
Pearson. Grace A.. R. 2, Bethel 
Pearson, Jos. E.. R. 16, Bethel 
Sandberp, Ole A., R. i. Bethel 
Soderquist, John, R. 2, Cedar 
Soderquist, Anna C R. 2, Cedar 
Soderquist, Gunnar, R. 2, Cedar 



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Soderquist, Iver T., R. 2, Cedar 
Swanson, And., R. 2, Cedar 
Swanson. Matilda. R. 2. Cedar 
Sandberg, Henrikke L., R. i, Bethel 
Stahlbergr, Fritz G., R. 2, Cedar 
Stahlberg. Anna B., R. 2, Cedar 
Stahlberg, John Axel, R. 2, Cedar 
Valenta, Katy, R. 2, Cedar 
Wegner, G. A., Mrs., R. i. Bethel 



Abraham, Albert, of Stanford. Isanti County 

Bendeaske, Emil C. of Bethel 

Benditski, Gootfried of Bethel 

Benditski, Henry of Bethel 

Kranze, Albert 

Wegner, Gustav A. of Bethel 

Zuhlsdorf, Gustav J. F., Isanti County 

BLAINE 
Anderson, Gustof A., R. 3, Anoka 
Anderson, John Fred, R. 4, Anoka 
Bjorkman, Carl, R. i. New Brighton 
Berg, Nels. R. 3, Anoka 
Carlson, Johan A., R. 2, New Brigliton 
Carlson, Frank Oscar, R. 3, Anoka 
Dahl, Gustaf A., R. i, Fridley 
Dahl, John, R. 4. Anoka 
Dahl, Harret, Mrs., R. 4, Anoka 
Ellis, Aleck, R. 3, Anoka 
Eggan, Johanna, R. 4, Blaine 
Eggan. Ole. R. 4. Blaine 
Eggan, Sevart, R. 4, Blaine 
Eggan, Martha, Mrs., R. 4, Blaine 
Gustafson, And. John, R. 3, Anoka 
Gustafson. Christine, R. 3, Anoka 
Hendrickson. Knute. R. i. New Brighton 
Hodak, Michael A., R. 3, Anoka 
Hyatt, Harry, R. 4, Anoka 

Hyatt, Leija. Mrs. (wife of H. Hyatt). R. 4, Anoka 
Johnson, Carl John Robt., R. i. New Brighton 
Johnson, Carl O. A., R. 4,. Blaine 
Jacobs, Agness, R. 4, Blaine 
Jacobs, Peter, R. 4, Anoka 
karth, Hedwig, Mrs. R. 4., Blaine 
Karth, Johanna. R. 4. Blaine 
Kahio, Louis, R. 3, Anoka 
Larson, Peter Erek, R. 4, Anoka 
Larson, Julia, R. 4, Anoka 
Larson, Otto. R. 4, Blaine 
Menne, Anna. New Brighton 
Nelson, Anna. Miss, R. 3, Anoka 
Porkorny, Frank K., R. 4, Blaine 
Ross, Carl G., R. 4. Anoka 
Ross, And. John, R. 4, Anoka 
Sander, Gust E., R. 4. Anoka 
Torkelson. Peter M.. R. 3, Anoka 
Thorsland, Ole Olson. St. Anthony P. O., Minneapolis 

BURNS 
Carlberg, And., R. i, Cedar 
Holzem, Gertrude, R. 3, Elk River 
Johnson, Carl D.. R. 2, Anoka 
Kliever, Regina W., R. 3, Elk River 
Middlestadt, Anna M. L., Mrs., R. 3, Elk River 
Moos, Mary. Mrs., R. 3, Elk River 
Norstrom, Erik, R. 3, Elk River 
Ott, Emma, M.. Mrs., R. 3. Elk River 
Olson, Carl H.. R. 2. Anoka 
Olson, Hilma C, Mrs., R. 2, Arioka 
Tennison, John C, R. 2, Elk River 
Tennison, Ralph Alf., R. 3, Elk River 
Weber, Martin, R. i, Anoka 



Middelstadt, William, Elk River. R. 3 
Ott. William J., Elk River, R. 3 

CENTERVILLE 
Anderson. Hans. R. i, Hugo 
Aydt, Wilhelmina Mary, R. i. Box 21, Hugo 
Aydt. Alois Anton. R. i. Box 21, Hugo 
Carpenter, Edw. J., R. i, Centerville 
Carpenter, Delina M.. R. i. Centerville 
Gunderson, Ole, Box 274, White Bear 
Gunderson, Hanna, Box 274, White Bear 
Hughes, Wm. L., R. R. i. New Brighton 
Hughes. John, R. i. New Brighton 
Hughes, Anne, R. i. New Brighton 
Hoyles, Alf. Robt.. R. i. Hugo 
Hoyles, Harriett Moore, R. i, Hugo 
Knabbe, Adeline, R. i, Hugo 
Knabbe, Louise. R. i, Hugo 
Knabbe. Carl. R. i, Hugo 
Knabbe. Leonard E., R. i, Hugo 
Lund, Sophie, R. i, Box 355, White Bear Lake 
Lund, Olie, R. i. Box 355, White Bear Lake 
Lund, Mathias Olsen, R. i. Box 355, White Bear Lake 
Lund, John, R. i. Box 355, White Bear Lake 
Lund, Otava, R. i. Box 35=;, White Bear Lake 
Nelson, Christian. White Bear 
Nelson, Yena, White Bear 
Perrier. Variste, R. i, Hugo 
Perrier, Rosy, R. i, Hugo 



COLUMBUS 
Edhulin, Sophia A., R. 3, Forest Lake 
Hoffman, Mike. R. 3, Forest Lake 
Hoffman, Anna, R. 3, Forest Lake 
Hoffman, Franz, R. 3, Forest Lake 
Kunshier, Charle, R. 3, Forest Lake 
Koch. John, R. 3, Forest Lake 
Koch. Lena, R. 3, Forest Lake 
Kunshier, Mary K., R. 3, Forest Lake 
Lamonette, Geo. N., R. 2, Hugo 
Miller. Anton. R. 3, Forest Lake 
Pedersen, Peter, R. i, Wyoming, Minn. 
Peterson, Alf. Ludwig, R. i, Wyoming, Minn. 
Peterson, Ellen. R. i. Wyoming, Minn. 
Pedersen, Mina. R. i, Wyoming, Minn. 
Pearson, Pear, R. i, Wyoming Minn. 
Schotl, John, Forest Lake 
Swanson, Emma C, R. 3, Forest Lake 
Swanson, Gust Fred. R. 3, Forest Lake 

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 
Aleck, Joe, 371 1 Van Buren N. E., Columbia Heights 
Aleck, Willie. 371 1 Van Buren N. E., Columbia Heights 
Aubrey, Arthur O., 41st Ave. & Res. Blvd., Columbia Heights 
Arnold, Hans James E., 4415% St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Anderson, Ole H., 11 13 Gould Ave., Columbia Heights 
Aasen, Bertha. 4206 6th St., Columbia Heights 
Anderson. O. H., Mrs., 11 13 Gould Ave., Columbia Heights 
Anderson, Carl A., 11 13 Gould Ave., Columbia Heights 
Anderson, Christian, 11 13 Gould Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Anderson, Hannah M., 4211 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Arnold, Rose. 4415 2% St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Aasen, John, 4206 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Aubrey, Arthur O., 41st Reservoir Blvd., Columbia Heights 
Aubrey, Arthur, Reservoir Blvd.. Columbia Heights 
Aubrey, Jessie, 41st Ave. & Res. Blvd., Columbia Heights 
Buoda, Caroline, 4815 University Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Becken, Bernhardt, 4031 4th St., Columbia Heights 
Berthensen, Hilma B., 905 Gould Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Berthensen, Agnes Evelyn, 905 Gould Ave. N. E., Col. Heights 
Berthensen, Arne, gos Gould Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Berthensen, Hanna, 905 Gould Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Backen, Anna L., Mrs., 4031 4th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Benson, Olof, 4207 3rd St., Columbia Heights 
Buvlla, And., 4815 University Ave., Columbia Heights 
Bonk, Caroline, 4227 Washington St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Beckman, John Alf., 3922 Tyler N. E., Columbia Heights 
Beckman, Alma, 3922 Tyler N. E., Columbia Heights 
Bonk, Martin, 4227 Washington St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Budziak, Zozef. 3800 California St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Broten, Chas., 4825 5th St. N. E., Fridley 
Behun, John, 4129 Central N. E., Columbia Heights 
Bunning, Elise. 4313 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Brown, Mary, 4122 Van Buren St., Columbia Heights 
Baird, Annie, 4900 4th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Bunning, Dora, 4313 Quincy St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Baird, Arthur, 4900 4th St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Broten, Josephine, 4825 5th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Baird, Daniel. 4900 4th St. N. E. Columbia Heights 
Buganshi, Jos.. 4223 7th St. N. E,, Columbia Heights 
Buganshi, Catherine, 4223 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Burke, Rachel, 4415 2% St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Budzivck. Nellie, 38th Ave. & Calif. St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Benson, Lena, Mrs., 4207 39th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Burgoyne, Jos., 41 14 Madison St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Burgoyne, Mary, 4114 Madison St., N. E., Columbia Heights 
Buenning, Wilhelmina, 43 11 Monroe St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Carlson, Gust, M., 3926 Van Buren St., Columbia Heights 
Colby, Barbra, 615 40th Ave., Columbia Heights 
Christopherson, Peter J., 4919 5th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Chonody, John, Mrs., 230 40th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Chonody, John, 230 40th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Cihalewski, Julyan, 716 39th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Christianson, Jennie, 43 n 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Christopherson, Sophia, 4026 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Christopherson, Lueida, 4919 5th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Christianson. John R., 43 11 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Colgren, Nels. 4014 4th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Dock, Anton E.. 4000 Central Ave., Columbia Heights 
Detz, Jos., 391 1 Look Out Place, Columbia Heights 
Deitz, Katie, 39 11 Look Out Place, Columbia Heights 
Elko, Mary, 4416 Madison St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Edwardson. Frida, 371 1 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Edwardson. Carl W., 371 1 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Erickson, Gustof A., 4407 5th St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Elko, Peter. 4416 Madison St. N. E. 

Erickson, Annie, 4407 5th St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Ealkin, Jennie, 697 40th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Ealkin, Issak, 697 40th Ave. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Ekelund. Ferdinand A., 4801 4th St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
EkeUmd, Annie. 4801 4th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Elgona, Rosena, R. i, Fridley 

Erikson, Christian, Mrs., 3708 Polk St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Frilstad, Alice, Mrs., 1008 41st Ave. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Frilstad, Gust. 1008 41st Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Fuehrer, Theresia. 4309 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Fuehrer, Fanny, 4309 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Fournier, Vital C 3706 Van Buren, Columbia Heights 
Fezek, Mary Anna, 921 42nd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Feczek. And. Jos., 921 42nd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Forsberg, Etta. loii 41st Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Forsberg, Peter, loii 41st Ave. N. E.. Columbia Heights 



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Graves, Etha, 644 44th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Garary, Mary. 41 17 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Gorecki, Anna, 1025 42nd Ave. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Garay, Paul, 41 17 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Gillmore, Bruce S., 4419 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Greening, Lizza, 44th Ave. & Blvd., Columbia Heights 
Greening, Martin, 44th Ave. & Blvd., Columbia Heights 
Gahn. Gertrude S., 42.^6 Madison St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Gwizdon, Mike, 4328 7th St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Gwizdon, John 4328 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Gwizdon, Geo., 4328 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Gwizdon, Mary, 4328 7th St., N. E., Columbia Heights 
Gwizdon, Lawrence, 4328 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Gradein, Abraham, 3918 Polk St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Gradein. Anna, 3918 Polk St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Goloski, Louis, 4013 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Hybya, Jennie, 3815 University Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Hybya, Mary, 3815 University Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Henke, Wilhelmina, Mrs., 4019 ^nd St., Columbia Heights 
Hages, Oled, Mrs.. 4410 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Hanson. Geo.. 4220 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Hager, Olof, Alf.. 4410 6th St. N. E., Col. Heights 
Heldquist, Ada Jos., 683 40th Ave. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Heldquist, Fredrick Olof, 683 40th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Honkins, John 4213 Jackson St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Hanson, Christine, Mrs., 4220 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Holm, Edith. 39 n Tyler St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Holm, John A. W., 391 1 Tyler St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Hoveland, Peter A., 3900 Res. Blvd., Columbia Heights 
Hadden, Marjory, 4313 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Hadden. Edw., 4313 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Hybza, John, 3815 Univ. Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Hovland, Hildegard. 3900 Res. Blvd., Columbia Heights 
Hagen, Bertha, Mrs., 4100 Main St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Hagen. Pete O., 4100 Main St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Iverson, Anna, 995 44th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Iverson, Iver, 995 44th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Johnson, Lena, 4329 Madison St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Johnson, Hulda, 4207 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Jorgensen, Mary K., 4345 4th St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Johnson, Johan G., 4207 Quincy St. N. E..^ Columbia Heights 
Jorgensen, Christin Geo., 4345 4th St. N. n-., Columbia Heights 
Johnson, Erika, 4014 sth St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
ludd, Annie, 4117- 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
judd, Geo., 41 17 6th St. N. E.. Col. Heights 
Johnson, Lena, 4201 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Johnson, And.. 4226 2nd St. N. E., Col. Heights 
Johnson, Gust, 4014 5th St., Columbia Heights 
Johnson, Chas. W., 4201 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Anderson, Hans, 37th Ave. & Central, care Res. Hill Stock Range 
Jencopel, Anna, Mrs., 42nd & Central Ave. N. E., Col. Heights 
Jencopel, Jos., 42nd & Central Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Johnson, Carl E., 5009 5th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Johnson, Hannah, Mrs.. 5009 5th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Johnson, Hilda, 37th & Central, Res. Hgts. Stock Range, Co- 
lumbia Heights 
Johnson, Sopie, Mrs., 4226 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Johnson, Annie, 4226 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Johnson, Thorwald. 4226 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Johanson, Gustave F., 4223 Jefferson St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Kantrossky, Frank, 4017 6th St., Columbia Heights 
Kantrossky, Frank, Mrs., 4017 6th St., Columbia Heights 
Kantoriski, Laura. 4203 6th St. N. E.. Colurnbia Heights 
Kalarowski, Frank, 4203 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Kraus, John, 4408 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Kasykeviz, Paul, 3905 Tyler St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Kravez. John, 1021 42nd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Kastan, Frank, 4316 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Kahut, Marie, 4428 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Knutsen, Charlie A., 310 42nd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Kohuth, Michael, 4428 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Kempel, Felix, 4429 Central Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Kolba, Peter, 615 40th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Kastan, Anna. Mrs., 4316 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Krumpet, Mary, 4429 Central Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Koss, John, 3860 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Krans, Freda, 4408 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Kook, Clara. 401 1 40th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Knutson, Matilda, 310 42nd Ave. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Kure, Carrie H., Mrs., 1121 Gould Ave. N. E. Columbia Heights 
Koss, Tressa. 3860 2V2 St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Kure, Hans, 1121 Gould Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Kain, Wm., 4402 Washington St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Koss, Joe, 3860 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Kravez, Anne, 1021 42nd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Lokotas, Chas, 939 43rd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Lach, Martin, 4220 Jefferson St., Columbia Heights 
Leschishin, Lusi, 4105 Quincy St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Leschishin, John, 4105 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Larson, Nels W., 4304 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Larson, Ellen, Mrs., 4304 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Lee. Peder A., 4007 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Leitch, Jennie R., 40th Ave. N. E. & Res. Blvd., Col. Heights 
Leitch. Wm., 40th Ave. N. E. & Res. Blvd., Columbia Heights 
Le Good, Hanna L., 686 40th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Le Good, Alb.. 686 40th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Lundohlm, Ruth A., 3910 Look Out Place, Columbia Heights 
Lee, Almeda, 4007 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Lindholm, Gus., 3910 Look Out Place, Columbia Heights 
Marshall, Walt, 4203 5th St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Masika, Alik, 936 45th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Masika, Annie, 036 4Sth Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Marro, Paul, 3940 Look Out Place, Columbia Heights 



Masko, Mary^ 4321 Washington St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Marshall, Ellin, 4203 5th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Marshall, Violet May, 4203 5th St. X. E., Columbia Heights 
Marshall, Rubie Ellen. 4203 5th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Marshall, Alb. Edw., 4203 5th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Morin, Henry, 622 40th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Mortonsen, Marie, 4405 6th St. N. E. , Columbia Heights 
Mortonsen, Molman, 4405 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Maxson, Tilli Marie, 3739 Res. Blvd., Columbia Heights 
Martinson, Eenor, 4106 Washington St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Maciazek, Mary, Mrs., 4411 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Meshweecs, Sophia, 3709 2% St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Meshwiecs, Frank, 3709 zVz St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Mortenson, Julia, 4106 Washington St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Megahyn, Rachel M., 4045 45th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Malm, Alf., 4031 5th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Malark, Chas., 4104 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Maciazek, Alb., 441 1 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Munton, Amanda, 3829 Central Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Meronick, Wm., 615 40th Ave. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
McDonald, Katherine. 3700 Calif. St. N. E., Fridley 
McDonald, Alex, 3700 Calif. St., Fridley 
Megahy, Hugh W., 400 45th St., Columbia Heights 
Maro, Steve. 3940 Look Out Place, Col. Heights 
Munton, Percy R., 3829 Central Ave., Columbia Heights 
Myronin, Nijkota, 615 40th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Malark, And., 4104 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Mortenson. Eldur K., 4401 4th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
JIaxson, Frank, 3739 Res. Blvd., Columbia Heights 
Mortenson, Eldur, Mrs. 4401 4th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Malm. John Carl. 4120 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Malm. Karoline. 4120 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Maro, Mary, 3940 Look Out Place N. E., Columbia Heights 
Masko, And., 4321 Washington St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Miller, Abraham. 4603 University N. E., Columbia Heights 
Miner, Gussie. 4603 University N. E., Columbia Heights 
Marshall, Wm., 4203 sth St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Nelson, Hilda K., 4406 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Nordahl. Petter Jacobsen, 4019 Madison St., Columbia Heights 
Nelson, P. O.. 4406 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Nelson, Carl, Mrs., 4408 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Nelson, Elija, 3702 Main St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Nicholson, Barbara, 43rd Ave. & Central Ave., Columbia Heights 
Nicholson. Robt. Alb., 43rd Ave. & Central Ave. Col. Heights 
Nordahl, Margaret, Mrs., 4019 Madison St. N. E., Col. Heights 
Olson, Cecelia, Mrs.. 39th & Polk St., Columbia Heights 
Osell, John, Mrs., 4406 7th St., Columbia Heights 
Qas, Fritz, Box 52, R. i. Fridley 

Oie, Gertrude, Mrs., 41 19 Monroe St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Ostap, John, 4109 6th St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Ostap, Jos., 4109 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Ostinoe, Hannah, Mrs., 4226 Madison St. N. E.. Col. Heights 
Ostinoe, Harold, 4226 Madison St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Olsen, Louis, 3900 Polk St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Odigard, Anna, 41 14 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Ostip, Jos., 4109 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights _ 
Odegard, John, 41 14 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Oie, Ingebrigt, 4119 Monroe St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Ortenstone, Charley, 4223 Jefferson St., Columbia Heights 
Osell, John, 4406 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Pribulor, Geo. (Pribule), 1017 42nd Ave. N. E. Col. Heights 
Pincock, Doris M.. 3817 Central Ave., Columbia Heights 
Plochocki. Viola, 3947 Tyler St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Plochocki, Walt., 3947 Tyler St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Petersen, Emil, 3941 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Ptak, Antoni, 4017 6th St., Columbia Heights 
Pesota, Frank, 4224 Jefferson St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Pesota, Jos., 4224 Jefferson St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Perbula, Veronika, 1017 42nd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Priman. Jos. Peter, 405 Washington St. N. E., (4005), Co- 
lumbia Heights 
Pincock, Frederick James, 3817 Central Ave., Columbia Heights 
Pincock, Mildred M., 3817 Central Ave., Columbia Heights 
Pincock, Ethel K., 3817 Centra! Ave., Columbia Heights 
Pearson, Olof, Mrs.. 41 14 5th St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Pearson, Olof, 41 14 5th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Prybula, Ella, 3932 Jackson St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Prybula, Jno., 1021 42nd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Prybula, Anna. Mrs., 1013 42nd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Prybula, Jos., 1013 42nd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Pawlik, Mary, 4035 Monroe St., Columbia Heiglits 
Petersen, Hanna, 3941 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Primean, Mildred, 4005 Washington St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Pesota. Rose, Mrs., 4224 Jefferson St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Pesota, Amelia, 4224 Jefferson St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Pesota, Mary, 4224 Jeilferson St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Ponesso. Rosavio, 48th Ave. & 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Pichwiak, Kosmis. 3705 2% St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Pabinski, John, 4101 Jefferson St. N. E., Co1um1)ia Heights 
Petersen. Petra, 4212 6th St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Roscnquist, Ida. 3908 Central Ave. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Kustom, Rupnhild, 4121 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Roskaft, Olivie P., 4013 Madison St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Rcnden, Christ, 4107 Jefferson St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Rcnker, Paulina L., 4016 Madison St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Rishard, Oie, Mrs., 4124 Quincj- St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Rishood. Oie S., 4124 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Rendcn, Minnie, Mrs., 4107 Jefferson St. N. E.. Col. Heights 
Rosenquist, Wm., 3908 Central Ave., Columbia Heights 
Rostrom, John Ben, 41 21 7th St.. Columbia Heights 
Robinson, A. T., 41 13 Main St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Rahrodiz, John, 939 43rd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Ross, Lottie, 507 40th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights ; 



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Robinson, Petra, 41 13 Monroe St., Columbia Heights 
Shorba, Mary, 919 42nd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Shorba, John, 919 42nd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Swanson, Frank, 4418 Jefferson St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Scheffer, Nicholas, 4331 4th St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Severson, Alf.. 3920 Van Buren St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Smutha, Mary, 3705 2% St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Stewart, Alvin, 3706 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Sorzki, Steve, 1025 42nd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Stawska, Julia, Mrs., 3921 Polk St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Schilberg, Alf., Mrs., 962 Gould Ave., Columbia Heights 
Seekon, VVilhelmina, 42nd Ave. N. E. ii Central Ave., Columbia 

Heights 
Selbig, Oluf Martin. 3926 Van Buren St. N. E., Col. Heights 
Stewart, Anna, 3706 Quincy St., Columbia Heights 
Scheffer, Marie, 4321 4th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Slencik, John, 4410 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Scotka, Mary, 4703 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Smoka, Isidor, 3705 2% St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Stawski, The., 3920 Polk St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Seekon, Jos. Jack, 1019 42nd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Sohn, And., 4236 Madison, Columbia Heights 
Selvig, Tillie, Mrs., 3926 Van Buren St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Szues, Frank, 4108 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Szucs, Perina, 4108 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Sinnott, Dora Mathilda, 1014 42nd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Sinnott, Wm. V., 1014 42nd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Severson, Ali, 3920 Van Buren St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Stanley, Anton, 3712 Neur Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Stanley, Amasella, 3721 New Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Stinson, Selma, 4320 Washington St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Stinson, Jos. S., 4320 Washington St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Sunholm, Emma, 3828 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Sundholm, Karl Emil, 3828 2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Scotka, Jos., 4703 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Slencik, Anna. 4410 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Tunsky, Katie, 4601 7th St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Tekulberg, Alf.. 962 Gould Ave., Columbia Heights 
Tehanovich, John, 3705 2% St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Tunsky, Walt., 4601 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Tomcyk, Walenty, 3850 38th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Tomalo, Peter, 4213 Jackson St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Tomcik, Mary, 3850 38th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Tomalo, P. J., Mrs., 4213 Jackson St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Tompson. Olga, 4326 sth St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Tompson. Anton, 4326 5th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Tompson, Christ, 4026 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Tompson, Christine, 4026 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Tompson, Caroline, Miss, 4026 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Thurn. Ernest Aug., 11 08 Gould Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Udy, Stanley, 615 40th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Vranyuck, Anna, 4129 Central Ave. N. E., Columbia "Heights 
Wass. Martha, 41 19 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Webeck, Helen Emma, 1012 41st Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Wethe, Jno L., 4200 4th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Wass, Eric Oscar L.. 4129 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Wasik, Paul. 41 12 7th St., Columbia Heights 
Wasik. Peter. 41 10 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Webeck. Ernest I. J., 1012 41st Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Webeck. Anna, 1012 41st Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Wethe, Andrea, 4200 4th St., Columbia Heights 
White, Edna A.. 690 40th Ave. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
White, Jos. S., 690 40th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Whitfield, Fredrick James, 4420 Jefferson St. N. E., Col. Heights 
Wadzink, Josie, 4034 Monroe St., Columbia Heights 
Wadzink. Theo., 4034 Monroe St., Columbia Heights 
Wald, Anthony, 619 Mill St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Wald, Dalila, Mrs., 619 Mill St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Wask, Josie, 4112 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Whitfield, Annie, 4420 Jefferson St., Columbia Heights 
Wass, Johana, Mrs., 4129 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Wass, Torsten, 41 19 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Youngleaf. Christine, 4000 Centraf Ave. N. E.. Col. Heights 
Zettergren, Ernest W.. 4122 6th St. N. E.. Columbia Heights 
Zettergren. Signa, 4122 6th St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Zahn, John, 4316 2nd Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights 

FRIDLEY 
Anderson, Nels, Minneapolis P. O., Fridley 
Anglesey, Catherine, Box 3. 7th and Central Ave., Fridley 
Anasrasion, Demetrios, Fridley 

Anglesey, Richard, 37th Ave. N. E. and Central Ave., Fridley 
Broberg, Mathilda N., R. 39 (19), Fridley 
Bondegard, John, Box 50. Fridley 
Broberg, Peter, Box 39, Fridley 
Bondegard, Amelia. Fridley 
Bergkust. Albin, Fridley 
Bovall^ Jos., Fridley 

Christian, Hans W., R. i. Box 52, Fridley 
Christian, Elise D., Fridley 
Christian, Hans P., Box 52, Fridley 
Christian, Rasmus, Box 52, Fridley 
Chakivos, Peter. Fridley 
Carr. Martin, Fridley 
Dixon, John, Box 10, Fridley 
Dixon, Julia. Fridley 
Evans, Max, Box 10. Fridley 
Evans, Katherina, Fridlev 
Fredrickson, Carl Alf., Fridlev 
Gallocia, James, Box 39. Fridlev 
Grosslein, Eva M., Box 2, Fridley 
Hanson, Lars Theo., Fridley 
Hanson, Olie, Fridley 



Hanson, Alb. N.. Fridley 

Hanson, Earnest F., Fridley 

Hueftly, Elisabeth, Box 118, Fridley 

Hoffman, Friederike P., Box 49%, Fridley 

Hammea, Oli B.. Fridley 

Halveron, John, Fridley 

Hanger, Peter, Box 39, Fridley 

Holmberg, Gudsin, Fridley 

Holmberg, Gus K., Fridley 

Hanson, Carrie. Box 13, Fridley 

Hallstrom. Knut P. T.. R. 2. Worthington 

Iversen, Emil, Minneapolis, Gen. Del., Fridley 

Jacobson, John, Fridley 

Johanson, Axel Herman. Box 118, Fridley 

Johanson, Tillie G.. Fridley 

Johnson. Matilda E., Box 9, Fridley 

Koike, Julius, Fridley 

Karars, John, Fridley 

Katsaraes. Sam. Box 39, Fridley 

Kuvilla, Steven, Fridley 

Larsen, Olaf, Minneapolis 

Linden, Chas. O., Box 4. Fridley 

Linden, Ida Christian, Box 14. Fridley 

Lunden, Erik, Fridley 

Lundeen, Anna M., Mrs., Fridley 

Malliafas, John G., Fridley 

Nelson, Herder N.. Box 41. Fridley 

Nelson, Camilla K., Fridley 

Noring, Axel Amel, Fridley 

Olsen, Louis, Fridley 

Olsen, Stella A. C, Fridley 

Olson, Aner And.. Fridley 

Pistreich, Max, Fridley 

Rasmussen, Rasmus Peter, Fridley 

Wergen. Nels Nelson, Box 6, Fridley 

GROW 
Amenrud, Peter, Constance 
Amenrud, Signa A., Constance 
Amenrud, Martha Elise, Constance 
Amenrud, Alf. And., Constance 
Amenrud, Emma Peterina, R. 2, Constance 
Bigelow, Geo. Alvin, Anoka 
Bigelow, Martha Etta, Anoka 
Book, Magnus Sigfrid, Constance 
Book, Matilda Sofia, Constance 
Burshek, Frank R., R. 4, Anoka 
Burshek, Julia, Mrs., R. 4, Anoka 
Hall, Morris, R. 2, Constance 
Iverson, Julia, R. 2, Constance 
Ivanberg, Pet, R. 2, Constance 
Jacobson, Louis, R. i, Anoka 
Jacobson, Helen Amanda, R. i, Anoka 
Koshan, Rudin, R. 2. Constance 
Lee, Carl G.. Constance 
Lemmerdz, Cecilia. R. 2, Constance 
Lemmerdz, Oscar, R. 2, Constance 
Madsen, Christian P.. R. i, Constance 
Miller, Angeline, Constance 
Moornitz, Yale, R. 2, Constance 
Nisstad, Jens, C, Constance 
Nelson, P. K., Constance 
Smith, Mary. R. 2. Cedar 
Smith, Marion Nelson. R. 4, Anoka 
Smith, Malissie E., R. 4, Anoka 
Teibeson, Albin. Constance 
Webber, Fred, R. 4, Anoka 

HAM LAKE 
Amazi, Geo. Harold. R. i, Constance 
Alberg, Willie, R. i, Constance 
Amazi, Hilda, R. i, Constance 
Berglund, And. Walfred. R. i, Constance 
Berglund, Almeda Christena, R. i, Constance 
Clemens, Mary, R. i, Constance 
Christiensen, Halftan C, Constance 
Christiensen, Otto, R. i, Constance 
Christiensen, Mathilda, R. i, Constance 
Christiensen, Maguild, R. i, Constance 
Christiensen, Olof, R. i, Constance 
Esgren, John, R. i, Constance 
Edling, Gust E., R. i, Constance 
Hallberg, John A., R. i, Constance 
Hallberg, Anna Marie, R. i. Constance 
Johnson, Martin. R. 4, Anoka 
Jensen, Holger Peter, R. 4, Anoka 
Johnson. Delia, R. 4. Anoka 
Larson, Anton Martin, R. i, Constance 
I^ind. Edw., R. 2, Cedar 
Nelson, Ingebrigt, R. i, Constance 
Nelson, Anna. R. i, Constance 
Nelson, Peter, R. i, Constance 
Olsen, Peter. R. i, Constance 
Olsen, Julius, R. 2, Constance 
Peterson, Magnus, R. i, Constance 
Peterson, Johanna, R. i, Constance 
Stern, Nels, R. 2, Cedar 
Stern, Johanna, R. 2. Cedar 
Stern, Gusta. R. 2. Cedar 
Swanson, John, R. 4, Anoka 
Skoglund, Jonas, R. i, Constance 
Skoglund, Aug., R. i, Constance 



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Soderquist, Alb. David, Cedar 

Sandberg. Sigurd M.. R. 2, Constance. 

Sandberg, Olga, R. 2. Constance 

Skoglund, Caroline, R. i, Constance 

Thorsfelt, Nels Agnar. R. i, Wyoming, Minn. 

Thurston, Hjalmar, R. i, Constance 

Thorsfelt, And., R. i, Wyoming, Minn. 

LINWOOD 
Anderson, John A., R. i, Stacy 
Anderson, Christy R.. R. i, Stacy 
Dahl, And., R. i, Wyoming 
Hjort, Carin, Wyoming 
Hjort, Carrie, Wyoming 
Hjort, And., R. i, Wyoming, 
I.ofboom, Phet Gideon, R. i. Stacy 
Lofboom, Margaret C, R. i, Stacy 
Pearson, Carl John, R. i, Stacy 
Prout, Wm. N., R. i. Wyoming 
Peterson, Olof, Stacy 

Peterson, Anne E. (Mrs. O.), R. i, Stacy 
Pearson, Signar A., R. i, Stacy 
Pearson, Hulda E., R. i, Stacy 
Seger, Carolina Norberg, R. 2, Stacy 
Saeger, Lars Peter, R. 2, Stacy 
Szymanski, Polly, Stacy, R. F. D. i 

OAK GROVE 
Dahlby. Isaac E.. R. 2, Bethel 
Fossett, Fredrick S., Cedar 
Jacobson, Julius J., R. i. Oak Grove 
Jacobson, John, R. i. Oak Grove 
Jacobson, Sofia, R. i. Oak Grove 
Jacobson, Caroline, Oak Grove 
Morrone, G., Cedar 
Nelson, Carl, R. 2, Cedar 
Scelso, Calogers, Cedar 

Wazkneck, Michael, Oak Grove, Route i 
Wazkneck, Laura, Cedar, Route i. 



Spindler, Ernest of Cedar 

RAMSEY 
Crandall, James H., Anoka, Route 2 
Crandall, Joseph W., Anoka, Route 2 
Crandall, Havilla R., Anoka, Route 2 
Crandall, Benjamin, Anoka, Route 2 
Crandall, Elizabeth. Anoka, Route 2 
Crandall, Rosa Hulda, Anoka, Route 2 
Epps, George B., Anoka, Route 2 
Epps, Addie C, Anoka, Route 2 
Fawcett, S. John, Anoka, Route i 
Fawcett, Ruby, Mrs., Anoka, Route i 
Grything, Peter J., Anoka, Route 2. 
Grything, Rose M.. Anoka, Route 2 
Hunt, Rozel W.. Anoka. Route 2 
Hess, Jacob, Anoka, Route 2 
Hunt, Cora H., Anoka, Route 2 
Hunt, Mary E., Anoka, Route 2 
Keiller, Alfred L.. Anoka, Route 2 
Keiller, Mary J., Mrs., Anoka, Route 2 
Keiller, Amelia M.. Anoka, Route 2 
Keiller, Rebbica E., Anoka, Route 2 
Sordal. Xicholos, Elk River, Route 3, Box 5 
Sanderson, Julis, Anoka, Route 2 

ST. FRANCIS 
Anderson, Nels, St. Francis, Route 4 
Anderson, Lisa, St. Francis, Route 4 
Andrews, John, Elk River, Route ^ 
Johnson, Frank Gus, Elk River, Route 3 
Johnson, Emma S., Elk River, Route ^ 
Lien, Ole E., Cedar, Route 1 
Lien. Marety, Cedar, Route i 
Mord, John, St. Francis, Route 4 
Peterson, Charles S.. St. Francis, Route 4 
Peterson, Hazel M., St. Francis, Route 4 
Pearson, Carl J., Elk River, Route 3 
Pearson. Anna E., Elk River. Route 3 
Palmquist, John. Elk River, Route 3 
Palen, Agnes, St. Francis, Route 4 
Palm. John A., St. Francis. Route 4 
Palmquist, Amanda. Mrs.. Elk River, Route 3 
Rancourt. Mary Ingrad. St. Francis, Route 4 
Rancourf, Joseph, St. Francis. Route 4 
Swanson, John, Elk River, Route 3 
Swanson, Laura H., Elk River, Route 3 
Swanson, Adolph _F., Elk River, Route 3 
Swanson. Ida Louise, Elk River. Route 3 
Thompson, Caroline, Bethel, Route i 
Thompson, Samuel, Bethel, Route i 
Wredberg, Charles Phillip, Elk River, Route 3 

One of the first edicts of the food administration 
was this: 

It is ordered by the State Food Administrator 
that grocers must sell, with every pound of white 
flour, one pound of substitute. 

The substitutes are as follows: 



Corn meal, corn starch, corn flour, hominy, corn 
grits, barley flour, rice, rice flour, potato flour, sweet 
potato flour, sayo bean flour. 

Graham or whole wheat flour must not be sold 
as flour other than wheat. It may be sold only as 
follows: One pound of graham or whole wheat 
flour with six-tenths of a pound of any of the sub- 
stitute flours listed above. 

Bakers and hotels see local food administrator 
for special instruction. 

The Fuel board at the same time fixed the price 
of wood and established a city wood market, pub- 
lishing this announcement: 

City Fuel Inspector C. J. Edgarton, made public 
the following prices which will be in force until 
further notice: 

Soft maple, popular and bass, green, $4.50 a cord, 
dry, $6.00. 

Green oak, $6.00; dry oak, $8.00. 

Hard maple, green, $7.50; dry, $9.00. 

Tamarack, green, $5.00; dry, $7.00. 

These prices were fixed by order of the county 
fuel commission on January 29th, and are based 
upon the heat value of the wood. 

Farmers with wood for sale are to take the wood 
to the city market on Bridge Square, have it mea- 
sured by Mr. Edgarton and receive notice where 




Buy less - Serve less 
Eat only 3 meals a day 
Waste nothing 
\bur Quests ivill cheer- 
fully share simple fare 

Be Proud to be 
a. food sacver ^ 



J 



they can at once deliver it and get their money. 

People wishing wood should notify Mr. Edgarton 
well in advance of their wants and be ready to pay 
for the wood when it arrives. 

Order No. 24 of the Public Safety Commission 
directed that every county voted dry by local or 
county option must be dry in fact, and that liquor 
could not be hauled into such territory from the 
damp oases of the state. The regulation eflfected 
Anoka County in that some of our neighboring 
towns were, at that time exceedingly moist. 

Frank M. Fretwell, a former Anoka County man, 
went into the aviation from Seattle. 

Mrs. P. E. Woodward and Mrs. Fagundus had 
taken courses in surgical dressings in Minneapolis, 
and. in February, opened a class for those who wished 
to become supervisors in this work. A volunteer 
station was soon to be established in Anoka. 

The following were members of the classes: Mes- 
dames G. W. Green, F. L. Salter, G. J. Hastings, 
R. P. Chase, L. J. Greenwald, J. C. Sellers, Roe 
Chase, Miss Jane Woodward and Mesdames Bar- 
bour, Johnson, H. H. Carlson, A. E. Giddings, G. K. 
Hagaman, Slater, Harrv Sherman, Wehlitz, W. A. 
Blanchard, W. H. LaP'lant. 

A card party was given at the home of Dr. and 
^Irs. G. K. Hagaman to raise money for materials. 
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sherman gave an ironing board 
and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. W. Sellers gave an electric 
iron for the use of the dressing station. 



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On Sunday evening, February 10th there was a 
splendid patriotic rally at the Green. All the local 
churches participated. 

Judge Giddings presided. Rev. Oliver Dolphin 
gave the invocation, Rev. Powell the bible reading, 
Rev. Drewett a short talk and Rev. Barbour an ap- 
peal for the Red Cross. 

Sergt.-Maj. J. E. Colwell and Bruce Storey, both 
Canadians gave patriotic addresses. There was 
music by the combined choirs of the participating 
churches. The collection was for the Red Cross and 
amounted to $135.16. 

A young man giving the name of Oscar Weber 
and residence as jMinneapolis, was taken into custody 



432 McDonald, Joe, R. i, Cedar. Minn 

927 Benson, Alex Albert Julius, R. ^, Elk River, Minn. 

966 Paul, Joseph, Centerville, Minn. 

868 Fredrick, John William, Anoka, Minn. 

322 Jackson, Jacob Edward, R. 3, Anoka, Minn. 

15 Witte, Bernard J., Jr., Anoka, Minn. 

809 Egan, William, Cedar. Minn. 

January 29th T. J. Abbett made a report on the 
collections from the Red Cross War Fund campaign 
of the previous year. The total subscriptions for 
the entire county amounted to $15,300.00, and this 
sum was contributed by 1,665 individuals. Of this 
amount $14,335.00 had been paid and $965 was un- 
collected. 

The City of Anoka, through the City Commission, 




•VISIONS' 



-Cartoon published in the Anoka County Union, March 28th 191 '. 
Drawn by Gleason Pease 



February 8th, having no registration card and de- 
claring that he sought to avoid registration. He 
was turned over to the federal officials after a 
lengthy quiz. He finally drew a sentence of nine 
months in the reformatory. 

The Modern Woodman lodge gave a dance for 
the Red Cross at the armory. The receipts amounted 
to $200. 

These men were ordered to be ready to entrain 
for cantonments on February 25th: 

604 Mathews, Sam, Fridley, Minn. 

420 Johnson. Joseph L., R. 3. Elk River, Minn. 

1 1 78 Abner Frederick, Elk River. Minn., R. 2, Box 68 

10 Lawson, Willis Miars, Anoka, Minn. 



gave twenty tons of coal to heat the Armory for 
the use of drafted men. Red Cross, etc. 

The state having failed to provide any sort of 
equipment for the Home Guard, W. H. LaPlant 
headed a committee which collected enough money 
to purchase forty carbines, of an elderly and honored 
vintage, with which to arm the state troops sta- 
tioned at Anoka. The guns were used by Company 
"A," by drafted men and by members of the Sheriff's 
Auxiliary for drill purposes. Ammunition was on 
hand for the guns in case of need. 

About this time an opportunity was given Anoka 
County people to get a glimpse of what neighboring 
counties had done in the conscription of soldiers. 



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Provost ^Marshal General Crowder issued some 
figures of interest regarding the workings of the first 
selective draft in Minnesota. From this report the 
following may prove to be of some local interest: 

Anoka County — total registered 1177, quota 136, 
enlistments credit 107, net quota 29, called for ex- 
amination 99, failed to appear 4, accepted physically 
61, rejected physically 23, claimed exemption 45, 
claims allowed 29, 
claims disallowed 16, 
certified to district 
board 42. 

Isanti County — to- 
tal registered 1,175, 
quota 136, enlistment 
credits 8, net quota 
128, called 456, failed 
to appear, 16, accept- 
ed physically 310, re- 
jected 130, exemp- 
tions claimed 226, al- 
lowed 138, certified 
222. 

Mille Lacs Coun- 
ty — registered 9 9 7, 
quota 115, credit 78. 
net quota 37, called 
124, failed to appear 
none, claimed exemp- 
tion 51, allowed 37, 
certified 46. 

Sherburne Coun- 
ty — registered . 7 8 7, 
quota 92, credit 17, 
net quota 75, called 
275, failed to appear 
17, claimed exemption 
138, general exemp- 
tion 88, certified 126. 

By the first of March Anoka County's war ac- 
tivities were so well organized that there appeared 
to be danger of over organization, i. e. too much 
machinery to finance and to keep moving. Some- 
body hit upon the happy idea of forming a War 
Activities Board, to be made up of all the officers 
of the then existing organizations. This body was 
to eliminate duplication of work, discourage un- 
necessary activities, coordinate similar committees 
and help to make the time and monej' of the county 




GROUP INDUCTED INTO SERVICE FEBRUARY 25TH, 1918 



WAR 
CLUB 




WEEK 



MARCH 10I2*ol7'-S 

JOIN A 

WAR SAVINGS SOCIETY 

BUY WAR SAVING STAMPS 
DECLARE FOR THRIFT 

effective in the most telling way. This board ac- 
complished much during the year along the lines 
intended. Its membership may easily be gathered 
from the lists of officers of organizations already 
noted in this book. 

In order to gain a comprehensive view of what 
loyal Anoka County people had been up to the past 
year, on February 26th the Herald gave over an 



entire issue to telling of the war work of the 
county. 

Leaders in each line of work were asked to tell 
briefly of what had been accomplished. Excerpts 
from these reports are presented here, the first 
telling of the accomplishments of the Red Cross, 
was written by Mrs. A. E. Giddmgs, thus: 

"Anoka was one of the very first towns in the 

state to organize a 
Red Cross Chapter. 
Not waitingfora state 
organizer, a commit- 
tee from the Women's 
Clubs, churches and 
other organizations of 
this city called a mass 
meeting early in last 
April. The necessary 
steps were then taken 
to perfect an organi- 
zation and April 30th 
the following officers 
were elected: A. E. 
Giddings, chairman; 
Leeds Cutter, vice- 
chairman; Mrs. A. R. 
Woodmansee, secre- 
tary and L. J. Green- 
wald, treasurer. All 
these officers were re- 
elected for 1918, and 
are now serving, with 
the exception of Mr. 
Greenwald, who re- 
signed, and Frank 
Salter is now ap- 
pointed. 

The By-Laws adopted provide for these working 
committees: Military Relief, Civilian Relief, County 
Organization, Publicity, Home Service Class and 
Finance. 

Under the able chairmanship of Mrs. B. C. Smith, 
the Military Relief committee began work early in 
the summer and had ready in September, its first 
shipment of a complete hospital equipment for nine 
soldiers, together with a large number of knitted 
articles. This work has 
continued and increased 
with the larger resources 
under the efficient leader- 
ship of Mrs. Fagundus, 
Mrs. G. I. Gillespie and 
Mrs. Frank Koos, who have 
succeeded in turn as chair- 
man. 

The city workers on the 
Hospital Garments are 
grouped in ten groups with 
fifteen to each group from 
the different wards, meet- 
ing at the Armory every 
afternoon in the week ex- 
cept Saturday and Sunday. 
There is an average weekly 
attendance of 90 at thepres- 
ent time, with the interest 
steadily increasing. The 
work is well systematized 

with the following supervisors from the Military Relief 
committee: Mrs. L.J. Greenwald, secretary; Mrs. A. A. 
Hilton, inspector of garments; Mrs. T. J. Abbett, 
packing supervisor; Mrs. T. T. Geddes and Mrs. 
Charles Smith, cutters; Mrs. C. D. Green and Mrs. 
J. Jesperson, model garments. There are many other 
women who devote hours to the work daily and 
are gaining the highest mark of excellence for our 




FRANK L. SALTER 



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work. It would be an inspiring sight could these 
garments sent out each month be displayed in a 
large store window. 

A second line of this work is the knitting. It is 
not an exaggeration to say that for every woman 
able to knit the first of June there are now fifty. 

In spite of the labor required and the rising cost 
of yarn, the work accomplished in the past six 
months is nothing short of marvelous. Mrs. Maude 
Burnett is the faithful and competent manager of 




MRS. KOOS, MRS. GILLESPIE 
MRS. B. C. SMITH. MRS. J. C. JOHNSON 

the Knitting Bureau, and has all supplies and direc- 
tions at the store of Arthur Dowdell on Second 
Avenue. We give here an accurate list of the ar- 
ticles made in both departments by the Military 
Relief from September to February, inclusive: 522 
pair socks, 463 sweaters, 134 mufflers, 322 wristlets, 
16 helmets, 5 abdominal bands, 13 trench caps, 5 
aviation caps, 236 pajama suits, 447 hospital bed 
shirts, 18 convalescent gowns, 86 pairs bed socks, 
18 bath towels, 36 face towels, 99 wash cloths, 9 



pairs slippers, 9 hot water bag covers, 9 ice bag 
covers, 107 handkerchiefs, 54 sheets, 36 draw sheets, 
36 pillow slips, 136 napkins, 4 shoulder wraps, 1 tray 
cloth, 1 Christmas box, 3 bundles old linen, 3 bundles 
old cotton. 

Add to this a pillow and comfort bag given each 
soldier, volunteer or selective draft, who has gone 
from Anoka County. Mr. Babcock has recently 
been appointed buyer of materials for the Anoka 
Red Cross Chapter. 

The Civilian Relief committee furnishes necessary 
aid to the families of soldiers, and relief in any 
local calamity. Dr. Scipio Bond is chairman, but 
as yet little work has been 
required of this committee. 

The County Auxiliary 
work is organized by Mrs. 
Frank Beatty. This is a 
most important line of 
work, as each auxiliary is a 
center of Red Cross activi- 
ties in its locality, and the 
quantity and quality of 
work sent to the Chapter by 
the groups in the county at- 
test to the interest and zeal 
of our country members. 
They have helped very ma- 
terially in many instances 
in financing the work. 

The following auxiliaries 
have been organized 
to date: East Grow, chair- 
man, Mrs. Thompson; 

Round Lake, chairman, Mrs. Sherman; Linwood, 
Mrs. Martin; Bethel, Mrs. Lambert; Fridley, Mrs. 
Wm. Dye; Columbia Heights, Mrs. Deeble; St. 
Francis, Mrs. Bazil Hunter; Cedar, Mrs. Holiday; 
Burns, Mrs. Holdridge; Centerville, Mrs. Charpen- 
tier; South Burns, Mrs. Kennedy. 

The Publicity Committee endeavors to give all 
necessary information on the activities of the Chap- 
ter through the local press and other means avail- 
able. Mrs. A. E. Giddings is chairman. 

P. E. Woodward is the chairman of the Finance 
committee, and we may summarize here the financial 
resources of the Chapter. 

The yearly dues of members, $1.00, one-half of 
which is sent to the National Chapter. The various 
contributions from individuals, lodges, clubs, all 




E. P. BABCOCK 




MRS. RIDGE, MRS. NELSON, MRS. CAINE, MRS. THURSTON, MRS. HILTON, MRS. BERRY, 
MRS. BOWERS, MRS. SHEPHERD, MRS. MURPHY, MRS. HERING, MRS. BLANCHARD 



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other organizations, benefit entertainments, auction 
sales and other means for raising money. The largest 
asset of the Chapter so far has been the 25 per cent 
refund for all paid subscriptions to the War Fund. 

The county is deeply indebted to the untiring 
efforts of T. J. Abbett who served as the treasurer 
of this fund. We may say in passing that all officers 
and committees of the Anoka County Red Cross, 
serve absolutely without any remuneration or pay; 
and when we stop to consider that all this volunteer 
work of business men and busy housewives through- 
out the county is given gratuitously and unstintingly 
we get a convincing illustration of practical patriot- 
ism; and it is this one fact more than anything 
else that makes the American Red Cross so powerful 
a factor in winning the war. 

Frank Salter, treasurer, gives the following fin- 
ancial statement for publication: 
Financial Statement of Treasurer of Anoka Chapter, 
Red Cross, from its Institution to February 21st, 1918 

Receipts. — From annual dues, $788.00; subscribing 
dues, $8.00; contributing dues, $.S.OO; Christmas drive 
(annual dues), $1,643.00; donations, $1,090.76; head- 
quarters (25 per cent first drive), $2,000.56. Total, 
$5,535.32. 

Disbursements. — To military relief (supplies, etc.), 
$2,012.46; civil relief, $25.00; general expenses, $225.48; 




headquarters for dues, $394.50; cash to balance, 
$2,877.88. Total, $5,535.32. 

Recapitulation. — By cash on hand as above, 
$2,877.88; _ to general fund, $1,542.66; relief fund, 
$404.72; civilian relief fund, $50.00; surgical dressing 
class fund, $50.00; due headquarters for dues, $830.50. 
Total, $2,877.88. 

Bills payable, $2,800.00 

The membership for the Chapter in October was 
780. Then, by consent of the National, all who 
contributed over $1.00 to the War Fund became 
members. This added approximately 1,643. 

The Christmas drive conducted by L. O. Jacob's 
committee, gave an increase of 1,600, making a total 
of 4,023. Renewals on the 1917 membership are now 
due for 1918. They should be paid as soon as possi- 
ble; and one magazine member paying $2.00 and 
receiving the Red Cross Magazine should be in 
every household. 

The Home Service class work began in Decem- 
ber with first aid class of fifteen ably taught by 
Dr. G. K. Hagaman who gave his services free. 
The fee for this class was $3.00 each, the money 
paid to the local Chapter. 

The surgical dressing department now promises 
to be second to none in the activities of the Chapter. 
Mrs. Fagundus and Mrs. P. E. Woodward took the 
advanced course at Minneapolis headquarters, quali- 
fying themselves as instructors, paying all their 
own expenses connected with this work. They 



are now devoting their time and efforts free to in- 
structing classes ready to supervise volunteer 
workers. Three classes totaling twenty-five each 
paying the fee of $2.00 (paid the Chapter), have 
taken the lectures and passed the examinations. 
They next take the actual work of surgical dressings. 
128 hours each which entitles them to the Red 
Cross insignia. 

The former store of Wilcox-Thayer on Main 
Street has been cleaned and outfitted as a surgical 
dressing station. Different ones have contributed 
to make this possible, chief among them being 
P. E. Woodward, who gives rental free, Theo. Blan- 
chett, who paid for one ton of coal. Volunteer 
workers are now needed and invited to come in 
and make dressings. 

The third line in this Red Cross course is the 
home care of the sick. Miss Theresa Erickson, R. N., 
is qualified as Red Cross nurse, and has received 
authority from Washington to teach. The class 
meets on Thursday nights at Dr. Caine's office. 

As to the general scope of the work we quote 
from the constitution of the Anoka Chapter. "The 
principal function shall be to respond promptly and 
vigorously to any appeal by the National Red Cross 
in time of war or for those suffering from the 
effects of great calamity at home or abroad." 

Pursuant to this cause we are constantly being 
asked to take up some new line of work. Just 
recently has come the call for refugee garments. 
There are now ready to send, 35 infant garments 
made by the Episcopal Guild and a class of young 
girls in the Congregational Sunda^^ School, while 
the requisition for 40 refugee children's garments 
will be divided among the Domestic Science class 
of the High School, the Episcopal Guild and the 
Tillicums. 

The Junior Red Cross has just been organized 
for work among the school children of the county. 
Miss Christine Strom is county chairman and Frank 
Koos, city chairman. 

The schools have already done much work for 
the Red Cross, not the least of which was 100 
Christmas boxes, paid for and packed by the children. 

The Salvage Corps aims to collect and sell 
for Red Cross, all waste paper, iron and metal, tin 
cans, rubber, leather, rags and bottles. This will 
be done by school children, superintended by Miss 
Theresa Erickson. 

Amid all these and the many other activities, "Are 
We Downhearted?" No and No! Are we better 
citizens and patriots for the doing and giving? 
Yes and Yes!" 

The "Sammie Backers" was a characteristic Anoka 
County organization. A report of this organiza- 
tion's work up to Alarch 1st, 1918, was thus recorded 
in the "war issue" mentioned: 

"Last fall, when the students of Anoka High 
School were asking the question, 'How can we do 
our bit?' urgent requests for more mail came from 
various camps. They decided 'our bit' was to cheer 
the Sammies by filling their mail bags. 

"October 3rd, a club was organized for the pur- 
pose of sending magazines, papers, cards, jokes, 
cartoons and letters to all the boys in the service 
who had at some time been students in Anoka High 
School. Maior Caswell, upon receiving several let- 
ters, referred to the students of A. H. S. as Sammie 
Backers, and this name was immediately appro- 
priated. All seniors, juniors, sophomores and fresh- 
men were enrolled as charter members. Two stu- 
dents were elected from each class to serve on a 
committee to take charge of the work. Miss Hog- 
nason and Miss Matson of the faculty were ap- 
pointed to assist the committee. Other members 
of the faculty have assisted materially in making 
suggestions, supervising, writing letters and mailing 
packages. October 4th, a committee consisting of 



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MISS HELEN VEIDT 



two students from each class, was selected to serve 
as the executive committee. The committee con- 
sisted of Helen Veidt, Frank Quackenbush, seniors; 
Bernice McGaffey, Dwight Caswell, juniors; Eleanor 
Piper, Vivian Gumbrill, sophomores; and Harriet 
Carlson, Wallace Larson, freshmen." 

"The first duty of the committee was to get the 
names and addresses of all A. H. S. students in the 
service. With the assistance of students and teachers 
the committee soon had a list of fifty-six names. 
A card catalogue was made. Each card contains 
the name and address of one boy and a record of 

all the mail sent to him by 
the organization. 

Room A was made Sam- 
mie Backers' headquarters. 
The committee designated 
Monday and Tuesday as 
receiving and mailing days, 
and Wednesday, Thursday 
and Friday as work days. 

"On receiving days all the 
students of the High School 
were asked to bring to 
Room A papers, magazines, 
jokes, cartoons, good edi- 
torials and pictures for 
posters and scrap books. 

"On each work day 
one member of the com- 
mittee took charge of the 
work and asked the assist- 
ance of eight other members of his class; thus 
nearly every student of the High School had the 
opportunity of contributing his services some time 
during the semester. Late magazines were wrapped 
for mailing, interesting stories were cut from older 
magazines and placed in attractive covers, unique 
booklets were made of editorials, jokes and car- 
toons, such as 'When a Feller Needs a Friend,' 
'Snoodle's Diary,' 'The Cheerful Cherub,' and 'Bring- 
ing Up Father.' Mechanical drawing students made 
the books attractive by printing the titles on the 
covers. Printing offices in Anoka generously con- 
tributed paper for books and covers. Brightly col- 
ored pictures were cut out and made into posters 
and scrap books for hospitals. 

"On mailing days a member of the committee was 
on duty in Room A, before school in the morning, 
at noon and from 3:00 to 4:30 in the afternoon. 
All packages were ready for mailing and were 
marked with the stamp, A. H. S. Sammie Backers. 
Students who sent the packages were urged to add 
their own names to give a more personal touch to 
the mail. Students went to Room A for the pack- 
ages, looked up the addresses of the boys in the 
card catalogue, and left a record of the mail sent. 
The first mailing day was October 10th, at which 
time 56 packages were sent. Since then each boy 
has received from 2 to 6 packages. 

"The committee made arrangements so that each 
boy receives a copy of the Anoka Herald or the 
Anoka Union every week. Sunday papers and maga- 
zines have been sent to the boys regularly. They 
especially enjoy the sport sheets of these papers. 

"Thanksgiving the Sammie Backers had a post 
card shower on the boys. Three hundred cards 
were sent. 

"The last of November the Sammie Backers as- 
sisted the Red Cross by contributing 30 Christmas 
packages for the U. S. soldiers in France and by 
wrapping 60 more packages contributed by the grade 
and country schools. 

"December 1st 840 packages had been sent. 



"December 11th was Cooky Day. A three pound 
box of assorted cookies gladdened the heart of each 
A. H. S. Sammie. 

"Seventy-two cheerful, newsy Christmas letters 
decorated in water colors with Christmas scenes, 
pictures of Santa Claus, holly, mistletoe, etc., and 
250 Christmas cards were sent in time to reach the 
boys Christmas day. Students who wrote the Christ- 
mas letters received credit for them in their English 
classes. The sophomores have been writing letters 
to the soldiers as a part of their regular composition 
work. They have written some 200 soldier letters. 
"December 21st, fifteen scrap books were sent to 
one of the A. H. S. boys who was in the hospital 
at Camp Cody. 

"When one of the Sammies has a birthday, his 
name is posted on the board in the assembly room 
and the students are urged to send him greetings. 
Twelve birthdays have been celebrated in this way. 
"The news letters were received by the boys with 
great enthusiasm. These letters consisted of the 
names and addresses of all the A. H. S. boys in the 
service and a line or two of news about each one. 
Miss Curry had charge of the news letters. Copies 
of these letters were run off on the neostyle by the 
commercial department. Two such letters have been 
sent to all the boys and they are eagerly looking 
for the next one." 

About the middle of January a meeting of the 
club was called and a new executive committee ap- 
pointed. As 
before, it in- 
cluded two 
members from 
each class. 
Margaret Gil- 
lis, Ruby An- 
derson, sen- 
iors; Helen 
Goodrich, 
Mary Grace 
Ridge, juniors; 
Florence Pe- 
terson, Glenn 
Lydick, soph- 
omores; Helen 
Rither, Carl 
Hu mphrey, 
freshmen. The 
new officers 
elected by the 
committee 
were Mary 
Grace Ridge, 
President; 
Helen Good- 
rich, Secreta- 
ry; Carl Hum- 
phrey, Treas- 
urer. 

' ' Janu ar y 
16th, twenty- 
four posters, 
consisting of 
bright, attractive pictures mounted on cardboard, 
were sent to the boys at Camp Cody as decorations 
for their tents. 

"The Sammie Backers are very proud of having 
three boys in France. January 25th a large pack- 
age of the December and January numbers of our 
best magazines was mailed to each of these boys. 

"January 25th, the Sammie Backers had been in 
existence three months and a half. During that 
time they had sent 1,480 pieces of mail, with the 
hope that each piece, by encouraging the Samrnies, 
might prove an effective weapon against the Kaiser. 
December 3rd, the School Board presented the Sam- 




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CLAYTON THURSTON 



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mie Backers with a beautiful service flag containing 
56 stars. This flag was made by the advanced do- 
mestic science class under the direction of Miss 
Mellor. It hangs on the west wall of the assembly- 
room and is a constant reminder to the students of 
the loyalty and patriotism of the fifty-six brave 
lads who have offered their best services to their 
country. Since this flag was presented our list 
has been constantly growing; we should now have 
73 stars on our flag. Every Thursday afternoon at 
Literary a report of the work done by the Sammie 
Backers was given. 

"The boys are very appreciative of our work and 
have sent many interesting letters and pictures to 
the Sammie Backers. Extracts from these letters 
were read at Literary. When the letters were es- 
pecially interesting, several copies were made and 
sent to the boys whom we thought would particularly 
enjoy them. The pictures were posted on the bulle- 
tin board in the assembly room. Thus the students 
learned much about army life in the various camps 
and their interest in the boys was kept alive. 

"We are proud of the splendid record our boys 
are making. We have on our list 15 non-commis- 
sioned officers and 8 lieutenants. We also boast 
one major and two lieutenant-colonels, from whom 
we have received some exceedingly interesting and 
inspirational letters. The 
influence of these older men 
has tended to give our pat- 
riotism a more serious vein. 
"Looking back over the 
semester's work, the Sam- 
mie Backers feel that they 
have received more than 
they have given. They 
have grown in loyalty and 
patriotism and they have a 
greater desire and determi- 
nation to back the Sam- 
mies, upon whom the bur- 
den of this war rests so 
heavily." 

A very comprehensive 
outline of the work done by 
another group of women, 
beside their Red Cross 
MISS MARY GRACE RIDGE work, was thus outHned by 

Mrs. Frank L. Salter: 
"The Woman's Auxiliary of the Council of Na- 
tional Defense and the Minnesota Public Safety 
Commission has for its object the conducting of 
all lines of women's activities in the nation and the 
direction of such activities along those lines which 
shall be of most service to the government during 
the war period. Unlike other war-time organizations, 
it seeks to carry out its instructions through already 
existing organizations rather than bj' the formation 
of new ones. 

"It is represented in Anoka County by a District, 
Mrs. T. J. Abbett,^ County, Mrs. F. L. Salter, and 
twent3'-one Town Chairmen, who are responsible for 
the enforcement, in their own territory, of the 
government orders sent out from Washington 
through state and county officials to every woman 
in the county. 

"Through these officers we are asked to work 
along the following lines: Food Conservation, 
Americanization, Teaching of Patriotism, Child Wel- 
fare, Social Hygiene, Protection of Women in In- 
dustry, Liberty Loan and Red Cross. 

"Thus far our efforts have been chiefly expended 
along the first three lines of work, at the same 
time lending what aid we could to Liberty Loan 
and Red Cross Work. 

"Summarizing briefly work already accomplished: 

"During summer of 1917, fourteen demonstration 





MRS. T. J. ABBETT 



classes held in different parts of the county, dem- 
onstrating canning and drying of vegetables and 
fruits. As a result, quantities of meat, vegetables, 
etc., were saved last fall which would have been 
largely wasted. 

"Exhibits of 100 calorie portions of various foods 
are being taken to every available meeting with 
talks on substitutes for wheat, meat, etc., and gen- 
eral food topics. 

"State workers have 

been brought to Anoka 
County several times to 
help us along this line of 
work. 

"An exhibit was held at 
the county fair and classes 
conducted two days. 

"Recipes have been dis- 
tributed by the hundreds 
and we are to continue giv- 
ing them out as we can get 
them. 

"1,800 Hoover pledge 
cards were signed in the first 
drive by the women. More 
were signed later through 
the school drive. 

"Teachers through the 
county are checking up 
wheatless and meatless 
days, kept through the chil- 
dren, and in many cases children are showing more 
loyalty in food conservation than their elders. 

"Nineteen clubs, aids, lodges, etc., from Anoka 
County have already voted to abandon lunches dur- 
ing the war period. We hope to have this list 
completed soon and the report will be published. 
Let us not go on record as feeling it necessary to 
be fed an extra lunch in order to keep up our interest 
in a club of any kind when children die hourly in 
those lands which, by accident, are not ours, for 
the want of those extra mouthfuls of food which 
we do not need. 

".'^s a result of this campaign many more chickens 
and bees will be kept in 
the county this year than 
ever before. 

"Patriotism is being 
taught daily in every school 
through the Little Citizens 
Leagues. Songs, exercises, 
flag salutes, folk dancing, 
etc., and work for soldiers 
in hospitals, such as making 
of scrap books, etc., being 
the mediums used and we 
endeavor to help supply 
material for work where 
needed. 

"Community sings arc 
being organized — eight al- 
ready started and more will 
be heard from these later. 
A big county sing is planned 
as soon as weather permits. 
Plans are also under way for a survey or census of the 
foreign born districts. 

"700 Registration for Service cards were signed 
by Anoka County women. (This in round numbers). 
Centerville is to date the banner township in the 
number of cards signed in proportion to population. 

"Help was supplied to farmers' wives who asked 
for it in the fall and the same endeavor will be 
made this spring." 

The results of the drive for funds for the Y. M. 
C. A., it was reported, totaled $6,057.58, pledged 




MRS. L. O. JACOB 



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by 1,517 people. On March 1st $5,438.33 had been 
paid. 

During the first month of its labors the War 
Savings Stamp committee was able to report stamps 
purchased to the value of $7,000.00. 

At St. Francis a Sheriff's Auxiliary had been or- 
ganized and was drilling regularly. It was under the 
command of Sheriff U. S. Pratt. W. B. Schwab 
was President, Robert G. Leathers was First Lieu- 
tenant, the sergeants were C. H. Shaw, J. C. Ste- 



A NATION'S STRENGTO 
IS IN ITS FOOD SUPPLY 

Eat Less — "^ ^^wfa. nathin g 
Create a Reserve 

AMEEICA MUST FEED 
lOO.OOO. OOOAIHES 




wart and Elda Rither. Bazil Hunter was secretary 
and H. G. Leathers was treasurer. 

The men who volunteered for this service were: 



Miller, C. W. 
Shadick, H. L. 
McDonald, John 
Gale, Joe 
Rairdon, F. L. 
Leathers, Robert E. 
Leathers, H. G. 
Sandey, W. F. 
McDonald. Geo. 
Rodgers, Albert 
Sliadick, Alfred 
Shadick, Ernest 
Bennett, Xeil 
Ostrander, \'irgil 
Palm, Reuben 
Ferguson, Keith 
McDonald, Dan 
Rither. Archie 
Tolberd, C. R. 
Rodgers, Wilbur C. 
Stewart, George 
Stewart, Ralph 
Ferguson, John 
Whitney, Edward 
-Anderson, Bert 
Thompson, Abraham 
Smith, H. M. 
Anderson, Harry 
Miller, Morris 
Dickenson, W. H. 



Schwab, W. B. 
Hunter, Bazil 
Steinke, Henry 
Sawyer, Phineas 
Anderson, Marshall 
Carlson, C. M. 
Reimann, Emil 
Bolstridge, J. E. 
Langmade, Leo 
Small, John 
Hasselgreen, O. H. 
Shaw, A. J. 
Shaw, C. H. 
Miller, Russ 
Rither, E. 
Ferguson, E. L. 
Gilman, Fred 
Wickstrom. C. A. 
Snow, A. L. 
Vrooman, F. E. 
Gilson, George ■ 
Stewart, J. C. 
Palm, J. A. 
Bechwith, John 
Anderson, Albert 
Space, Peter 
Kinney, C. R. 
Miller, E. W. 
Gillespie, Eben 
Swanson, Oscar 
Paisley, G. W. 

The last of Anoka County's men under the first 
draft left the city on February 2Sth. They were 
accompanied to the depot by the draft board. Com- 
pany A, the Sheriff's Auxiliary, members of the 
G. A. R. and a fife and drum corps. 

Gleason Pease left the last of February for Van- 
couver where he enlisted in the Engineers. 

LaSalle Stewart received a commission of First 
Lieutenant in the Engineers in F'ebruary and went 
to France with his company. 

Captain Earl P. Hyatt was placed in command of 
Co. E, 136th Inf., at Camp Cody. This was a com- 
pany of the old 2nd Minnesota National Guard. 

James Faherty of Oak Grove and Floyd Grace of 
Bethel, also went to Vancouver late in February 
to enlist in the Engineers. 

Meanwhile the demands for saving food increased 
in America in order that our allies across the water 
and our soldiers might be fed. The housewives 
of Anoka were frequently nonplussed to devise means 
of using the substitutes which all must buy and 
use. Here is a sample war time menu for the three 
meals of a meatless day: 

Breakfast. 

Stewed Apricots or Prunes 
Buckwheat or Barley Griddle Cakes 
Corn Syrup 
Coffee. 



Luncheon or Supper. 

Spanish Rice 

Stewed Corn or Peas 

Steamed Brown Bread or Johnny Cake 

Apple Sauce. 

Dinner. 

Broiled Salt Mackerel or Scalloped Finnan Haddie 

Mashed Potatoes 

Potato Yeast Bread 

Cabbage and Beet Salad 

Graham Pudding with Raisin and Fig Sauce. 

The following merchants made possible, on Feb- 
ruary 26th, a page of publicity for the food admin- 
istration: C. P. McLean, P. Dahlheimer & Son, Mc- 
Cauley Bros., John Palmer, J. Brezler, Turnquist 
Co. 

A committee consisting of Captain Arthur L. Reed, 
P. E. Woodward and Roe Chase, secured from Min- 
neapolis friends of Anoka sufficient funds with which 
to purchase uniforms for the men of Co. "A" with- 
out cost to these men. The officers purchased their 
own equipment. 

Patriotic merchants assisted financially in securing 
publicity for the War Savings Stamp campaign. 
Among these were the Electric Line, C. D. Green & 
Son, Reed & Sherv/ood Mfg. Co., Goodrich, Wood- 
ward's, Smith Brothers, Beckum's, and several kept 
at it during the remainder of the entire year. The 
newspapers, of course, carried considerable publicity 
for this purpose without charge. 

Neil Campbell enlisted in the 319th Engineers in 
California and was sent to Camp Fremont, accord- 
ing to word received in Anoka March 12th. 

The surgical dressing class entertained at the new 
quarters in the Jordan block. About sixty dollars 
resulted for the materials fund. Governor Burn- 
quist sent up a large photograph which was used as 
one of the prizes at whist. 

Meantime the season for the Third Liberty Loan 
drew on. March 17th about a hundred and fifty 




Back These Boys 
With Your Dollars 

A War Savings Stamp Js as Secure 
as a National Bank Note 

notli are backed by llie iJniled Slates 
GovtrnnKni. At>oui ihc onlj diFccnct is thai 
ihc sianips pay you 4 per ccnl inicrcsl com- 
pDunJcd quaricrly un January Isl, 1923. 

If you arc pressed for money at any 
(imt, you con cash a W.ir Savings Stamp (or 
its current taluc ut any monty order posltiQice 

War Savings Stamps are convenient and 

easy in\cs(niL-n[s, no 'red lape" and arc backed 
hv Ihc entire resources oi the pcuple uf ibe 
UnilctJ Siaics. 

Every Stamp you buy helps to keep the 
Germans oui ol your own home. Ever\ Stamp 
)..ijb(i> hno^Mou nearer to financial freedom. 

This War Will Be Won Only When 
Thrift Eecomes Our Watchword 

THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BV 

The Anoka Electric Line 

men gathered at the Green Theatre to lay plans 
to raise the money. The meeting was addressed 
by E. C. Kibbee, a representative of the state execu- 
tive committee. 

On March 19th Mrs. Georgia Goss, librarian, asked 
for another hundred books of fiction to be sent to 
soldiers in cantonments. 

Occasional efforts were made to hold meetings 
within the county for purposes which smacked 
strongly of disloyalty. Anoka County early went 
on record against anything of this sort and it would 



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65 



have been a hardy man who would have attempted 
such a meeting. But there was an alleged organi- 
zation pretending to be in the interest of the farmer 
which was causing trouble in various parts of the 
state. It was called the "Xon-Partisan League." 
Within its ranks were undoubtedly many loyal men 
who had been hoodwinked into the belief that the 
organization had no sinster menace for the North- 
west, but that it was destined to prove itself the 
panacea for all of the economic and political woes 
of the farmer. But, unfortunately, this same or- 
ganization was made up very largely of socialists, 
pro-germans, pacifists and their kind. Many of the 
society's leaders were jailed for making seditious 
speeches, obstructing the draft, etc., and some were 
tried, convicted and paid the penalty for their folly 
in jails and penitentiaries. 

An organization thus open to suspicion, to put 
it mildly, could not be tolerated in Anoka County 
and never did gain a foothold here, although some 
neighboring counties became infested with it. 

The intensely loyal village of Cedar went on 
record March ISth as opposed to this society, and 
its doctrines and the Commercial Club there resolved 
that no meetings of the kind might be held in the 
town. P\ W. Pettyjohn and N. A. Johnson signed 
the public announcement to that efTect. 

The Leather Workers Union at the Beasecker 
Harness factory organized to buy Thrift Stamps, 
and the schools, by this time, were all well under 
way in the same manner. The post office officials 
also formed an active War Savings Stamp Club 
under the leadership of Acting Postmaster Jesse 
Brooks. 

To conserve man power at the request of the 
food administration, the grocers combined their de- 
livery systems and had their merchandise delivered 
but twice a day. 

"^Minnesota in the War," a publication of the 
State Public Safety Commission, very highly praised 
the work of the Anoka High School Sammie Backers 
on ^larch 16th. 

Saving daylight was tried in Anoka for the first 
time the last Sunday in March. Everybody in the 
United States was directed to set his clock ahead 
an hour. He thus, perforce, arose an hour earlier 
and thus saves an hour for labor in which artificial 
light was not needed. 

The North Branch Review thus told of the patriot- 
ism of the family of Charles J. Lundberg of Ham 
Lake township, Anoka County: 

Mr. and Mrs. Lundberg have 14 children, eight 
boys and si.x girls, all living and well. Five of the 
boys are drafted, two of whom are in class one, 
two in the second and one in the third class. The 
youngest boy enlisted the day after war was de- 
clared. When asked if it did not seem hard for so 
many of her boys to go into the service, Mrs. 
Lundberg said, "No, I am proud to be able to help 
my country in that way." None of the boys claimed 
exemption from the draft. That's the kind of citi- 
zens Uncle Sam wants. 

Saturday evening March 23rd, on Central Avenue, 
in the south part of Blaine, there was an enthusias- 
tic meeting in the interest of Red Cross. The meet- 
ing was held in the store building and attended by 
about an hundred and fifty people. After the program 
the supper baskets were auctioned to the crowd. 
About $194.00 resulted for the Red Cross. 

Early in April plans were being made for a big 
Red Cross auction to be held at the armory on 
April 27th. 

These people were placed on the committees to 
handle the event: 

Advertising: P. E. Woodward, O. A. Beckum, E. P. 
Babcock, Frank Salter, Frank Hart. 



Dinner: Airs. T. J. Abbett, to select her own 
assistants. 

Merchant's committee: Mrs. J. C. W. Sellers, Mrs. 
Frank Salter, Mrs. George Green. 

Committee on sale: Frank Hart. 

Attendance committee: A. E. Giddings, George 
Green, Webster Smith, Wm. Blanchard. 

Donations: W. H. LaPlant, E. P. Babcock, J. B. 
Jesperson, Frank Hart, Frank Salter, George Green, 
L. J. Greenwald, L. O. Jacobs, Mrs. F. Beatty. 



AUCTION 



Benefit Red Cross 



Saturday, Apr. 27 



ON COURT HOUSE LAWN, ANOKA 



Let every loyal citizen of Anoka County do his part 
to make this auction a rousing success. 

Every dollar raised at the sale will go to our Re d 
Cross Fund. 



Every dollar will be used to help our boys win the war. 

Dtcpde on your offering and report lo any mcnber of the Corn- 



ed below or lo • ilhei 
All Anol<a places of bus. 



Aiicka bank. 

.Il be closed during the au< 
ontribute som.-li.ing of Viduc 



Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Corn, Wheat, Oats, Potatoes, Wooil. Ma. 
cliinery- -anylliing th.i'. =an be turned into money. -will be sold by Ml 
FranU Hart TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. 

Li.;l your offerings at once. Tell your neighbors and .iH plan 1 ^ 
be in Anoka for ihe Red Cross Auclion, Saturday, April 27th. 



Special Notice 

The grocers want to help by 
closing. You can help them 
to help by doing your trading 
Friday, making as few as 
possible Saturday deliveries. 



W H LA PLANT. Ch..ir 

E P BABCOCK. 

J B. JESPERSON. 

FRANK HART. 

MRS. FRANK BEATH', 

FRANK SALTER. 

GEO GREEN, 

L. J. GREENWALD. 

L. O. JACOBS- 



Grounds and tables: O. A. Beckum, J. B. Jes- 
person. 

Since the mustering of Co. "A" of the Home 
Guard at Anoka in January, similar companies had 
been enlisted and mustered into state service in 
neighboring towns, until in April there were five 
such companies, grouped near here and organized 
into the Twelfth Battalion, under the command of 
Major Roe Chase with headquarters at Anoka. 




Tn5«5o 



WAR SAVINGS STAMPS 

ISSUED BY THE 

UNITED STATES 
GOVERNMENT * 



The first Monday evening in .April the following 
officers of the battalion were invited to Anoka as the 
guests of the Battalion Commander at dinner and 
later held a business meeting and attended a drill of 
Company "A": 

.Adjutant ,\. A. Kraiihold, Captain, iVTedical. G. K. 
Hagaman, Lieutenant J. C. W. Sellers, Supply Of- 
ficer; Captain A. L. Reed, First Lieutenant, Lewis 
Larson and Second IJeutenant lames H. Colwell of 



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Company "A" of Anoka; Captain Merrill E. Bean, 
First Lieutenant Alex Reynick and Second Lieuten- 
ant William McDonald of Company "B" of Columbia 
Heights; Captain George H. Tyler, First Lieutenant 
William T. Parry and Second Lieutenant Herbert V. 
Imholte of Company "C" of Elk River; Captain 
Charles E. Morell, First Lieutenant Fred A. Guderian 
and Second Lieutenant L. O. Carlson of Company 
"D" of Cambridge; Captain George Neumann, First 
Lieutenant Harold W. Wadsworth and Second Lieu- 
tenant Vernon Buckham of Company "E" at Osseo. 
These six men volunteered for special training in 



Word was received in Anoka on April 23rd that 
Hjalmer E. Loberg of Burns township, a private 
attached to the remount station at Camp Cody, had 
died of pneumonia. Funeral services were held there 
by Major E. C. Clemens and the body escorted to 
the depot by the band of the 136th and a number 
of officers and men of the regiment. At the home 
in Burns, services were held. A detail of men from 
Co. "C" of the Home Guard at Elk River was 
detailed to attend the funeral as a military escort. 
An Elk River pastor officiated and burial was at 
a cemetery near the Loberg home. The entire 



air mechanics at the Carnegie School of Technology ,^°TuI^^^flJ^f,^.^/!!.l"lil* ^}^^J}l^n^L\° u° ^°^ul 
at Pittsburgh, and were sent there April 9th. *^ *■ ^ ^= ^— ^ <■ ^^ «« -« *.- 

119 Kirk, Ernest Eugene, Anoka, Minn. 

113 Quackenbush, Frank Elsworth, Anoka. Minn. 

237 LaBelle, Joseph Arthur, Anoka, Minn. 

222 Peters, Mace Sam, Anoka, Minn. 

221 Peters, Edward, Anoka. Minn. 

383 Gardeen, Carl Johan. R. 1. Wyoming, Minn. 



The Junior Salvage 
Corps, assisted by 
Boy Scouts, made a 
huge collection of all 
sorts of material to be 
sold for the benefit of 
the Red Cross. Some- 
thing of an idea of the 
labor of collection and 
the variety of stuff 
gathered up may be 
gained from this par- 
tial list published: 

Expired antomobile 
and motor cycle li- 
cense tags, outer and 
inner tubes, packing 
boxes, paper (of every 
description), type- 
writer ribbon boxes 
and spools, fuses, bat- 
teries, leadfoil, tinfoil, 
cooked bones, fowl 
or animal, clean and 




GROUP OF MEN INDUCTED INTO SERVICE APRIL 29TH, 1918 



to the memory of another Anoka County boy who 
had died in the service of his country. 

Saturday evening, April 20th, a meeting of the 
Blaine Farmers' club at the Radisson farm was 
something of a patriotic neighborhood rally. Among 
the speakers were ex-Governor A. O. Eberhart, 

A. D. Wilson, Axel 
Eberhart, R. P. 
Chase, L. O. Jacobs 
and others. 

Acknowledge m e n t 
was made on April 
23rd to these who had 
assisted in the Junior 
Red Cross Salvage 
collection: Clarence 
Greenfield, Ed. Turn- 
quist, J. E. Norell, J. 
W. Merrill, T. S. Her- 
ing, O. A. Beckum, 
Fred Larkin, Marcel- 
lus Ward as secretary 
and Dwight Caswell 
as treasurer. 

April 29th these 
men were started on 
their way to canton- 
ments by the draft 
board: 



dry, rags (any article con- 
taining cotton, wool, silk or felt), spark plugs, iron, 
metal of all kinds, electric light globes, paraffine 
grease, tracing cloths, rubber (in any form), carbon 
paper boxes, etc., old magazines, old clothes, baby 
carriages, strings, shoes. 

An extraordinary amount was gathered up and 
sold for $500.00. 

Douglas E. Lurton, an Anoka man living at East 
Grand Forks, went to Camp Dodge to enlist in Am- 
bulance Co. 350 in which his brother Malcolm was 
a sergeant. 

The food administration asked that the people 
observe one wheatless meal each day, two wheat- 
less days each week, one beefless and porkless day 
each week and to save on sugar. On April 9th 
these professional men of Anoka financed a page 
of publicity for the food administration: J. P. Cole- 
man, H. H. Carlson, G. K. Hagaman, E. V. Larson, 
L. H. Cutter, W. A. Blanchard, F. S. Stewart, A. T. 
Caine, A. H. Russell, C. M. Storch, S. Bond, G. J. 
Hastings. 

The young men who collected the salvage for the 
Junior Red Cross were given a banquet April 6th. 
H. E. Price furnished the ice cream for the occasion 
without charge. 

In April the officials and employees at the county 
court house organized a W. S. S. club and the first 
report made indicated sales of War and Thrift 
stamps to the amount of $310.14. 

April 19th J. C. Erlander, G. W. Green and A. A. 
Kranhold gave a benefit dance at the Armory for 
Red Cross, $136.90 resulted. 



9.S7 
1 1 12 



1057 



705 



258 Lyons, John Arthur, Cedar, Minn. 
183 Akin, Theodore W., Jackson St., Anoka, Minn. 
870 West, Jess, Anoka, Minn. 
638 Cochran, John, Fridley, Minn. 
1067 Bauman, Emil Joseph, 4327 5th St., Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 
Carlson, Leland Bernard, Bethel, Minn. 
Fournier, Frank, 3706 Van Buren, Columbia Heights, 
Minn. 
51 Lund, Walter Lincoln, Anoka, Minn. 

Burgoyne, Frank, 41 14 Madison, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Perkins. Arthur, R. 2, Anoka, Minn. 
Johnson, Herman, Anoka, Minn. 
642 Hansen, Elmer Waldemar, Fridley, Minn. 
736 Samuelson, Milward Victor, Wyoming, Minn. 
656 Wacholz, John Jack, Fridley, Minn. 
848 Crandall, Winfred, Anoka. Minn. 
738 McKay, George Melvel, Constance, Minn. 

The fife and drum corps. Company "A" and many 
friends accompanied the men to the depots and 
wished the best of luck and a safe return. 

Amos Leger, too young for the draft, succeeded 
in enlisting in the Engineers, motor transport, and 
went to Fort Meyer late in April. 

April 27th citizens of Nowthen held a rally at 
that place and $52.00 for Red Cross resulted. 

County Food Administrator Scipio Bond appointed 
these aids on the first of May: 

Village of Bethel, Elijah Mitchell, Bethel. 

Village of Centerville, Eugene Peltier, Hugo. 

Village of Columbia Heights, C. K. Bennett, Min- 
neapolis, 4202 N. E., 6th Street. 

Town of Anoka, M. E. Dunn, Anoka, R. F. D. 3. 

Town of Bethel, J. W. Martin, Cedar. 

Town of Blaine, John A. Oleson, Anoka, R. F. D. 4. 

Town of Burns, Ole Lagerson, Anoka, Route 2. 

Town of Centerville, Ed. Houle, Hugo. 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



67 




Town of Columbus, Frank Boehm, Forest Lake. 

Town of Fridley, Thomas Coleman, Fridley. 

Town of Grow, Al. French, Anoka, R. F. D. 

Town of Ham Lake, Fridolph Vanstrum, Con- 
stance. 

Town of Linwood, U. S. Grant, Wyoming. 

Town of Oak Grove, Wm. Gallagher, Cedar. 

Town of Ramsey, Walter Bradley, Anoka, R. F. D. 

Town of St. Francis, R. Leathers, St. Francis. 

City of Anoka, Fred Larkin, Anoka. 

The following registrants were entrained for Col- 
umbus Barracks, Ohio on May 3rd: 

781 Henderson, Harry, Wyoming. Minn. 

357 Fitzgerald, James A., R. 3, Anoka. Minn. 

961 Wood, William Thomas, Bethel, Minn. 

978 Simmons, Charles Glenn, 3712 Central Ave. N. E., Min- 
neapolis, Minn. 

1 183 Tyler, Wesley, J., Anoka. Minn. 

267 Engquist, Albin, Leonard, Bethel, Minn. 

567 Kleidon, John Herman, R. i. Forest Lake, Minn. 

862 Perkins, Charles Clifford, Anoka, Minn. 

One member of our 
quota was sick in the 
hospital and could 
not be entrained. 
Frank Ward, the next 
man on the list, was 
called to leave Mon- 
day evening. 

John Bernard O' 
Neil, order number 
616, entrained with 
our quota, having 
been specially induct- 
ed into the Tank Di- 
vision, Columbus 
Barracks, Ohio. 

Frank Kellner was 
sent on May 8th to the Signal Corps at Camp Alfred 
Vail, New Jersey. 

But we have overlooked the big Red Cross auc- 
tion at the Armory on Saturday, April 27th. In 
the words of many who attended it was "some 
auction." Anoka County and his wife were there. 
A fine dinner was served by the energetic ladies 
of the community. 

It is useless to attempt to describe the articles 
which had been gathered together for this sale. 
From the bonnet, given by Mrs. Allard, a resident 
of the G. A. R. home at Anoka and aged ninety 
years, which was sold for sixty dollars, to the 
red, white and blue rooster which was sold for 
thirty-five dollars, there was a lot of all sorts 
of things sold. About two thousand dollars resulted 
for Red Cross, according to figures furnished to 
the newspapers at the time, and the men and women 
on the various committees have every reason to 
feel satisfied with the results of their strenuous 
labors to make the affair so great a success. 

The final report of the results of the Third Lib- 
erty Loans were very gratifying. A new method 
was tried in this campaign. Committees in each 
township assessed each family in the precinct what 
was thought to be that family's fair share of Anoka 
County's quota. These assessments were reviewed 
by a county committee and the head of each house- 
hold was notified of the amount which he should 
subscribe. To the lasting credit of the county 
there were very few complaints when the plan was 
clearly understood. T. E. Coleman was chairman 
of the drive and the old committees all served again. 

There were 2,708 people in Anoka County who 
bought bonds and a total subscription of $264,350.00 
was rolled up for Uncle Sam. Beside this Anoka 
County was to receive credit for $10,150.00 sub- 
scribed by Anoka employees of out of town corpora- 
tions. Columbia Heights Village distinguished her- 
self again by taking more than twice the amount 
asked of that village. 



Anoka County's quota in the Third Liberty Loan 
was $175,000.00. 

An attempt was made to stir up interest in the 
"Non-Partisan League" at the home of L. J. Ander- 
son on April 30th. A number of loyal men from 
the vicinity of Cedar attended. What they heard 
there so exasperated them that a loyalty resolution 
was circulated by Dan Mecklenberg and signed by 
the loyal ones. The organizers and visitors from 
neighboring counties all refused to sign, this being 
the resolution: 

"We, the undersigned, attended a meeting of the 
Non-Partisan League at the home of L. J. Ander- 
son on the 30th day of April, 1918. 

Be it Resolved that the State of Minnesota and 
the U. S. Government has more at stake than or- 
ganizing of new parties. There should be only one 
party "The Loyal Party." ^ ^ ^^^,j^^^ 

D. O. Mecklenberg 
G. A. Erickson 
Frank Lee 
R. Guy 
Sam Severson 
Sam Orr 

A. E. Stromgren 
Wm. Packerd 
A. E. Halverson 
F. Vanstrom 
D. G. Williams 
P. M. Servin 
John Simonson 
Albert Nelson 
George Erickson 
Carl Peterson 
Adolph Anderson 
Carl Anderson 
Charles Peterson 
Joseph T. Cowin 
Everett Cowin 
A. E. Swanson 



GROUP INDUCTED INTO SERVICE MAY 3RD, 1918 



It required both nerve and patriotism to do what 
these men did. 

The rivalry among the public schools in the sale 
of W. S. Stamps is indicated by the report below: 



We Arc 
Selling 
Dry Goods 



f' 



VAS 3AV1N0S 5TAMP9 



\\'' l...y f..r thi? ^parl• ro udverti^e ..ur -^Inre, 
<,r<lm;inly-but oow. when wining the war is the 
r»iK' liij: iliing we should all have uppermost is 
uur mmd. 

We are eoing to give this -(pace lo OTR 



Third Liberty Loan Campaign 



AS WE SEE IT 



BfMidi ud Hon* S«u« 

doilan. under thf bed. .1 wouldn't tw tonjt until th^ 
financtrs ul Ih* country *ould reach * itandaLlI ll >■ 
to Ihr farmer'a mlemi. i( hr huanyiiiins lo wll. U. 

nifiiihtioi in ord*f ihai Ih^ nFinhtKit can bnv 'L The 
.sorld m only a larjtf townihii, ui wHjnty Thf Cnvi-m 
mtrni ai WaibinKlon 11 Irndinp Iht Tionry '*•■ hank 
«Hh 11. when wc purchase Liberty bond*, in England 
and to France and loluily and England. Frmnc. and 






ond I 



vSt. Ann's Convent to May 10 $2,696.02 

High vSchool to May 3rd 1,744.65 

Franklin School to May 3rd 1,178.65 

Washington School to May 3rd 807.07 

Lincoln School to May 3rd 594.35 



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WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



A committee was appointed, consisting of W. A. 
Blanchard, George Frauman and T. J. Abbett from 
the Sherifif's Auxiliary, and A. A. Kranhold, G. W. 
Green and Denzil Thayer from Company "A," to 
see that each squad of departing draftees have com- 
fort kits and a fitting farewell at the time of de- 
parture. This committee worked hard and faith- 
fully, and, by means of dances and other methods, 
raised the money needed for these purposes. 

On May 14th this edict eminated from the food 
administration: 

"First. — For canning purposes only, consumers 
upon signing a certificate obtainable from the retail 
dealer, may purchase 25 pounds of sugar at one 
time. 

"Second. — The purchase of such sugar for canning 
purposes is allowed in addition to the regular con- 
sumptive requirements based on 3 pounds per capita 
per month as now authorized. 

"Housewives should act at once. At this time 
stocks of sugar in this district make it possible for 



T 

i 'T'HE United States Government has 
K asked the people of Anoka County 
to invest $267,000.00 in War Savings 
Stamps— the best investment on earth— 
and by heck! we're going to do it. 

Everyone has been allotted his share—d'n't a 

' knock— don't kick. Sign your card as soon as re- T 

ceived and return it by next mail. Payments can i 

be made monthly up to December 1st, 1918. I 

t Slackers Take Notice; i 

We must have these subscriptions. Don't be o 

listed among those whose names will appear in the j 

public press as refusing to subscribe. T 

Subscription cards are being sent with the I 

letter for the children so that they will have a part i 

in the great work. t 

t 

Anoka County War Savings ? 

Stamps Committee. I 



each family to secure 25 pounds. Later, additional 
purchases may be made for canning purposes upon 
signing another certificate, providing sugar is then 
available." 

May 2nd a basket social at School District 52 in 
Centerville resulted in $37.50 for Red Cross. 

The Columbus Farmers' club, Cedar Commercial 
club, St. Francis club. Progressive club, Centerville 
Farmers' club, Crooked Lake Farmers' club, Con- 
stance Farmers' club. Bethel Farm Bureau club. 
Round Lake Farmers' club. Get Together Farmers' 
club and Blaine Farmers' clubs all passed resolu- 
tions denouncing the efforts of the "Non-Partisan 
League" to breed trouble in Anoka County. And 
yet the hired agents of this organization continued 
to seek entry into the county in the hope of spread- 
ing their doctrines here. It may be added that 
they never did succeed in fooling but a very few 
of the farmers of the county. 

These registrants left for Camp Lewis, Washing- 
ton on May 25th: 

552 Harris, Lawrence Dupre, Hugo, R. 2 

882 Roy H. G. Sanderson. Anoka 

677 Charles Peterson, Constance 

749 Harry L. Lundberg. Constance 



269 
335 



470 
753 
853 



Hjalmar Thurston, Constance 
Joseph W. Crandall, Anoka, R. 2 
Henry William Peterson, Wyoming 
Claud Barrett, Anoka, R. 3 
Clarence Turnvall, Forest Lake, R. 3 
Robert J. Milliman, Bethel 
Elmer HolHs Robinson. Cedar 
Henry E. Kohler, Hugo 
Albin R. Lundberg, Wyoming 
Clarence Schinkel, Anoka 
Harold Douglas Fowler, Cedar 



William Larson and Lawrence Leger left Friday, 
May 17th for Camp Benjamin Harrison, Indian- 
apolis, Indiana. They were especially inducted into 
the railroad service. 

Arthur Gove left Monday, May 20th, for Camp 
Dix, Wrightstown, New Jersey. He was especially 
inducted into the mechanics. 

James Maynard left Tuesday, May 21st, for Col- 
umbus Barracks, Ohio, to take the place of a regis- 
trant who was rejected. 

Then came the spring drive for the Red Cross. 
This general committee had charge of raising the 
money: 

Arthur A. Caswell, Chairman; T. J. Abbett, W. A. 
Blanchard, T. E. Coleman, G. W. Green, G. H. 
Goodrich, John Palmer. 

The following gentlemen were selected by the 
general committee to act as chairman of the different 
precinct committees and to organize their precincts 
for the drive this week: 

J. B. Berry, 1st ward, city; A. A. Kranhold, 2nd 
ward, city; J. C. Erlander, 3rd ward, city; H. S. 
Libby, Anoka; Jesse W. Martin, Bethel; S. _T. Nel- 
son, Village of Bethel; Louis Matushak, Blaine; Ole 
Lagerson, Burns; S. R. Dufresne, Centerville; Fa- 
ther Mahl, Village of Centerville; E. A. Carlson, Col- 
umbia Heights; Ivan Anderson, Columbus; Thomas 
Coleman, Fridley; C. M. Dawson, Grow; Fredolph 
Wenstrom, Ham Lake; S. A. Carlisle, Linwood; 
Ed. Morton, Oak Grove; John V. Overbaugh, Ram- 
sey; Robert Leathers, St. Francis. 

Mrs. Taplin, owner of the building on Second 
Avenue in which Junior Red Cross salvage was 
stored, offered the use of the building for the pur- 
pose without charge for rent. 

Splendid reports were being received from the 
Red Cross Auxiliary at Lake George. Mrs. G. I. 
Gillespie collected funds toward the support of two 
hospitals in France being maintained by sufifragist 
organizations. 

These local firms made possible extensive adver- 
tising for the Red Cross drive in May: 

John Palmer, W. M. O'Connor, G. H. Goodrich, 
Smith Bros., E. P. Babcock, G. I. Gillespie, B. J. 
Witte, McCauley Bros., C. P. McLean, Ed. Turn- 
quist. Reed & Sherwood, Gust Bylin, Green & Son, 
T. T. Geddes, Woodward's, Thurston & Son, Hilde- 
brand's, Jackson Hotel, M. A. & Cy. R. R. Co., 
Anoka State Bank, Anoka National Bank, Rum 
River Lumber Co. 

On Sunday, May 26th, another loyalty rally was 
held at the Armory. Congressman C. B. Miller of 
Duluth was the speaker of the occasion. He told 
of his recent experiences in visting the fighting line 
in France and enthused the great audience with his 
eloquent plea for loyalty. The 12th Battalion Home 
Guard band, made up of men from neighboring 
towns, paraded the streets and furnished the music 
for the occasion. The local Sherifif's Auxiliary paid 
all expenses of the meeting. Rev. Powell of the 
Methodist church gave the invocation and Father 
Dolphin of the Catholic church the benediction. 

Anoka County was taken to be a good example of 
one hundred per cent loyalty in Minnesota. Indeed 
so widely was the practical patriotism of the county 
known that this little poem seemed apt at the time: 



iriTH THE COLORS FROM AXOKA COUNTY 



69 



PRACTICAL LOYALTY. 

Grandpa sat thumbing the Liberty bond 

Which he had bought that day; 
And Granny was knitting a khaki sock 

In her nimble, placid way. 

While one stalwart son on the hillside plowed, 

Another had gone to France. 
A daughter was fashioning cast-off clothes 

Into little Belgian pants. 

The mother was sewing to help Red Cross 

And saving on sugar and wheat, 
While her husband toiled at the big steel mill 

And seldom asked for meat. 

Outside in the yard by the lilac bush 

Were three little blue eyed scamps 
Who recently rifled their tiny banks 

To invest in more thrift stamps. 

Then granddad lifted his silvery head 

And thoughtfulli' looked around. 
Then his feeble hand sought out grandmama's 

And paused there when it was found. 

Then he asked of her, in his old cracked voice. 

If she knew what the papers meant 
When they asked for loyalty simon pure — 

A full one hundred per cent. 

Sheriff U. S. Pratt, John Palmer and Lieutenant 
James Colwell of Co. "A" went to Bethel May 21st 
and organized the Citizen's Auxiliary there for 
home protection. George Briere was elected Cap- 
tain, Charles Ledin, Jr., Secretary and G. C. Lam- 
bert, Treasurer. The organization drilled and was 
ready for service as long as needed. These men 
were members: 

Captain George J. Briere 

First Lieutenant Edwin A. Lee 

Second Lieutenant Edward F. Hitzeman 



R. E. Ledin 
W. G. Cooper 



E. G. Erickson 
Roy Luchsinger 



Stewart, C. A. 
Cooper, S. J. 
Smith, W. C. 
Nelson, M. S. 
Cedar, Oliver 
Wicklander, Nels 
Nelson, Henry 
Sam, Edward 
Ijambert, G. C. 



SERGEANTS 

Wallas Donahue 



CORPORALS 

Stuart Sanders 
A. F. Jleers 

PRIVATES 

Hughes, Henry 
Gracie, William 
Meers, George W. 
Ledin, C. E., Jr. 
Lindblod, Clifford 
Clarkson, Tom 
Wyatt, W. J. 
Lee, W. H. 
Barcelou, John 



June 11th these men were deputized by Sheriff 
U. S. Pratt to aid in keeping the peace in case of 
the appearance of trouble makers. 

The complete list of workers at the Armory for 
Red Cross during the period of the war, as authen- 
ticated by those in charge of this work, in garment 
making, knitting, etc., follows: 

Mrs. T. J. Abbett ' 
Agnes Anderson 
Mrs. A. J. Allison 
Mrs. W. J. Annon 
Mrs. Henry Aye 
Ruth Abbett 
Mrs. Robt. W. Akin 
Mrs. Ed. Avery 
Mrs. C. A. Adams 
Mrs. Maggie Ashmorc 
Frances Anderson 
Anoka State Asylum 
Mrs. Henry Anderson 
Mrs. Chas. Ash 
Mrs. Frank Beatv 



Hazel Bard 
Florence Brandell 
Mrs. C. E. Bowers 
Mrs. Laruie Bond 
Mrs. W. A. P.lanchard 
Mrs. Florence Brencr 
Mrs. E. P. Habcock 
Mrs. Nora Brown 
Mrs. T. Barbour 
Mrs. O. A. Beckum 
Mrs. M. Bailey 
Mrs. Geo. Billings 
Mrs. Wm. Bfrgcsnn 
Miss Madge llcnlon 
Mrs. C. A. ]!ard 



Mrs. C. W. Ball 
Mrs. John Brandell 
Miss Jennie Brandell 
Mrs. Bowlby 
Mrs. B. C. Beasecker 
Mrs. H. E. Brown 
Mrs. S. P. Bellows 
Mrs. A. Barnes 
Mrs. Louis Bungaard 
Mrs. J. B. Berry 
Miss Louise Bean 
Mrs. Geo. Buzzell 
Mrs. Maud Burnett 
Miss Winifred Burnett 
Miss Hannah Berry 
Mrs. M. B. Bean 
Mrs. C. E. Bird 
Miss Nell Bartholomew 
Mrs. J. J. Blank 
Mrs. John Buck 
Mrs. Bertha R. Blanchard 
Miss Anna Brezler 
Mrs. S. C. Brimmer 
Mrs. Theo. Blanchette 
Mildred Boobar 
Mrs. John Bell 
Miss Priscilla Blanchette 
Miss Maria Blanchette 
Olga Carlson 
Mrs. George Card 
Esther Card 

Mrs. W. S. Chamberlain 
Mrs. E. L. Curial 
Mrs. Mary Cutter 
■ Mrs. James Colwell 
Mrs. T. G. Campbell 
Mrs. T. L. Croswell 
Miss Mary Coleman 
Mrs. T. E. Craig 
Mrs. A. T. Caine 
Mrs. Arthur Caswell 
Mrs. L. O. Coulter 
Miss Viola Cowden 
Mrs. Alice Cundy 
Mrs. W. r. Case 
Mrs. Herman Case 
Miss Esther Curry 
Mrs. Cogley 
Mrs. T. W. Case 
Mrs. n. T. Cook 
Mrs. M. W. Crafts 
Mrs. W. F. Chase 
Mrs. Archie Chase 
Mrs. Elisa Chase 
Mrs. J. Coleman 
Miss Elizabeth Cogley 
Mrs. Roe Chase 
Miss Ollie Carlson 
Miss Bernice Card 
Miss Campson 
Miss Dorothy Chappell 
Mrs. Chappell 
Mrs. C. B. Colburn 
Mrs. I. A. Caswell 
Mrs. Ray Chase 
Miss Doris Cronkhite 
Mrs. Cronkhite 
Mrs. Christenson 
Mrs. Carlson 
Mrs. John Casey 
Mrs. T. E. Coleman 
Mrs. W. Cowden 
Mrs. Chas. Chase 
Mrs. W. Chase 
Abbie Chapin 
Mrs. P. L. Collins 
Mrs. I. A. Colburn 
Mrs. Frank Clark 
Mrs. Toe Clark 
Mrs. "W. Clark 
Mrs. Julia Delong 
Mrs. H. Donnelly 
Erma Donnelly 
Mrs. D. D. Dinsmore 
Mrs. Myrtle Downs 
Miss Marie De Graff 
Miss Esther Doyle 
Mrs. James Davis 
Mrs. P. Dahlheimer 
Mrs. F. T. Drewctt 
Mrs. Z. B. Davis 
Miss De Lue 
Miss Marian Dunham 
Mrs. A. H. Dowdell 
Miss Ray De Graff 
Mrs. M. E. Duncan 
Mrs. Mary A. Dowdell 
Cirace I'^rickson 
Mrs. M. Evans 
Mrs. Ebcrly 
Mrs. John Erickson 
Mrs. Geo. Eldridge 
Mrs. Gust Erickson 



Jennie Erickson 

Mrs. F. A. Enhert 

Miss Ruby Erickson 

Mrs. Fred Ebner 

Mrs. H. Ecklund 

Mrs. Erlander 

Mrs. Joe Eidleman 

Miss Christine Erickson 

Mrs. Field 

Mrs. P. Farrell 

Mrs. Dora Frauman 

Mrs. B. F. Fridley 

Mrs. Fo.x 

Mrs. Fo.xwell 

Miss Ella Foxwell 

Mrs. H. R. Fredrick 

Mrs. J. C. Frost 

Mrs. R. A. Ferguson 

Mrs. A. L. French 

Mrs. Albert Fisher 

Mrs. Fulton 

Mrs. Clara Foley 

Kenneth Field 

Mrs. C. A. Frank 

Mrs. Geo. Fortin 

Miss Fridley 

Mrs. Paul t^airbanks 

Theodora Goodrich 

Mrs. C. L. Gibbs 

Mrs. T. T. Geddes 

Mrs. C. D. Green 

Mrs. George Green 

Mrs. Archie Green 

Mrs. C. E. Green 

Mrs. Chas. Gallup 

Mrs. G. I. Gillespie 

Mrs. L. J. Greenwald 

Mrs. Frank Gillis 

Mrs. C. S. Greenfield 

Mrs. Penelope Graham 

Mrs. C. P. Gove 

Mrs. Wallace Gow 

Miss Helen Goodrich 

Mrs. Gustafson 

Mrs. Mary Goodrich 
Thad. Giddings 

Miss Barbara Graham 
Mrs. A. E. Giddings 

G. A. R. Cottages 

Mrs. G. H. Goodrich 

Mrs. Mabel Giddings 

Miss Clara Green 

Miss Goodmanson 

Mrs. Gilbert 

Mrs. Georgia Goss 

Mrs. Gertrude Greenwald 

Miss Carlotta Gilbert 

Miss Margaret Gillespie 

Mrs. J. V. Harris 

ilrs. A. A. Hilton 

Martha Hilliard 

Mrs. H. C. Huebner 

Mrs. A. J. Hindrichs 

Mrs. J. F. Henricks 

Mrs. Tom Herring 

Mrs. Jacob Herring 

Mrs. Clara Howell 

Mrs. Ellen Hicks 

Mrs. Ben F. Hall 

Mrs. Wm. Hickman 

Miss Mary Houston 

Mrs. Cora M. Hastings 

Mrs. Harum 

Mrs. Ed. Hildebrand 

Mrs. H. A. Harrington 

Mrs. J. N. Holden 

Mrs. Forest Hunter 

Mrs. J. Hesli 

Mrs. Henning 

Mrs. Pladlock 

Miss Pearl Hesli 

Mrs. Hollom 

Mrs. D. H. Hawkins 

Mrs. Frank Hart 

Mrs. .Xddie Huntei 

Mrs. Jessie E. Hare 

Mrs. Fred Hcnnickc 

Mrs. John Haller 

Mrs. C. N. Hinckley 

Mrs. Herd 

Mrs. John Hunt 

Alta Henning 

Miss Marie Henning 

Anna Henning 

Mrs. Lillian llcwcy 

Mrs. Ruth llauger 

Miss Mary llagemeyer 

Mrs. Hawkins 

Miss Hawkins 

Mrs. Clark Holmes 

Miss Hognason 

Mrs. Hoyt 

Mrs. Harris 



70 



M/ITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



Mrs. Geo. Hagaman 
Mrs. T. P. Howard 
Miss Una Mae Hart 
Mrs. A. M. Harding 
Mrs. Clara Howe 
Miss Eva Holmes 
Lillian Johnson 
Mrs. J. B. Jesperson 
Mrs. John F. Jackson 
Mrs. Wm. Joslin 
Mrs. Sarah J. Jones 
Mrs. Joseph C. Johnson 
Mrs. U. A. Johnson 
Mrs. Mary Johnson 
Mrs. Albert Johnson 
Miss Mary Jedlika 
Mrs. L. O. Jacob 
Mrs. Swan Johnson 
Mrs. Joe Jedlika 
Mrs. M. J. Johnson 
Mrs. C. H. Johnson 
Mrs. A. D. W. Johnson 
Louise Jenson 
Mrs. G. W. Jacobs 
Mrs. Jentsch 
Mrs. Frank H. Koos 
Mrs. C. Karker 
Mrs. P. P. Kelsey 
Mrs. P. J. Keenan 
Mrs. Ed. Knight 
Mrs. J. W. Krohn 
Dorothy Kienitz 
Mrs. Keenar 
Mrs. Kavanaugh 
Minnie Krause 
Mrs. Ella Leighton 
Mrs. E. V. Larson 
Mrs. B. Lindsay 
Mrs. Charlotte Larson 
Miss Louise Lawson 
Mrs. Henry Lee 
Mrs. T. G. Lund 
Mrs. Joseph Lund 
Miss Ruth Lund 
Mrs. Aug. Larson 
Mrs. H. J. Langer 
Mrs. F. M. Lapham 
Mrs. W. H. La Plant 
Mrs. Minnie Lerfald 
Emma Lauge 
Mrs. Emma Lynn 
Mrs. C. A. Lathrop 
Mrs. John Lepper 
Mrs. J. W. Levens 
Mrs. Chas. Lenfest 
Mrs. O. L. Lasmet 
Mrs. W. La Bard 
Miss Alice Lauge 
Mrs. A. C. Leister 
Mrs. Lemon 
Mrs. Geo. Lindsay 
Mrs. H. C. Lindsay 
Mrs. C. W. Lawson 
Mrs. Mary Larkin 
Mrs. Geo. Lewis 
Mrs. A. S. Lynn 
Mrs. H. Leger 
Miss Louise Larson 
Miss Laura Lindsay 
Miss Beulah Lenfest 
Mrs. T. G. McLean 
Mrs. Eugene McLaughlin 
Mrs. E. C. Mero 
Mrs. T. W. Morton 
Mrs. Wm. Murphy 
Mrs. Moberg 
Mrs. Alex McKay 
Miss Eugenie Murphy 
Mrs. May 
Miss Middleton 
Audry Miller 
Mrs. Selden McGaffey 
Mrs. A. P. Murphy 
Mrs. T. J. McFeters 
Miss Olga Munson 
Mrs. Melberg 
Mrs. Helen Mortimer 
Mrs. Geo. McArdle 
Miss Cleo McLean 
Mrs. J. L. McCauley 
Mrs. Geo. McCauley 
Mrs. C. C. Mertens 
Mrs. Anna Momme 
Mrs. Leon McLaughlin 
Mrs. Moon 
Miss Meili 
Mrs. Fred Merrill 
Mrs. Meister 
Miss Amanda Moberg 
Mrs. Henry Miller 
Mrs. Geo. Morrill 
Mrs. Ella Magson 
Mrs. Wm. Miller 



Miss Matteson 
Mrs. McCool 
Mrs. Lester McGaffey 
Miss Edith McKusick 
Mrs. Chas. McLean 
Miss Mildred McArdle 
Mrs. McGill 
Mrs. Dora McLeod 
Miss Melberg 
Mrs. Noreen 
Mrs. P. J. Nelson 
Mrs. Louis Nolte 
Mrs. Theodore Nelson 
Mrs. Nels Nelson 
Mrs. Noel 

Miss Alice Nickerson 
Mary Norberg 
Mr. Louis Nolte 
Miss Anna Norell 
Mrs. W. Nevitt 
Mrs. Wm. O'Connor 
Miss Edna Powell 
Mrs. E. F. Penney 
Miss Alice Porter 
Mrs. John Purmort 
Mrs. Lenora Peterson 
Miss Edna S. Porter 
Mrs. Gus Peterson 
Mrs. N. G. Peterson 
Mrs. T. W. Peterson 
Miss Bertha Pierce 
Mrs. Pitman 
Mrs. Chas. C. Perkins 
Mrs. E. E. Powell 
Mrs. Pearson 
Mrs. Arthur Pinney 
Mrs. G. E. Paulsrud 
Mrs. S. A. Parker 
Mrs. T. G. J. Pease 
Mrs. John Palmer 
Mrs. Robt. Palmer 
Mrs. W. H. Palmer 
Mrs. A. B. Peterson 
Miss Lucy May Purmort 
Miss Dorothy Purmort 
Miss Eleanor Piper 
Mrs. Peck 
Miss Purdy 
Mrs. Pinckney 
Thos. Pratt 
Mrs. Packard 
Mrs. Turner Pribble 
Mrs. F. L. Pinney 
Mrs. O. Pederson 
Mrs. G. L. Powell 
Mrs. Chas. Quackenbush 
Mrs. Wayne Ridge 
Mrs. F. L. Rairdon 
Mrs. A. H. Russell 
Mrs. Arthur Reed 
Mrs. H. M. Reid 
Mrs. Frank Reynolds 
Mrs. K. C. Richardson 
Mrs. John Reynolds 
Miss Marian Russell 
Mrs. Geo. Rathbun 
Mrs. Ross 
Mrs. Roach 
Mrs. E. Rathbun 
Mrs. Roberts 
Miss Mary Reed 
Mrs. Victor Rither 
Mrs. D. S. Redding 
Mrs. D. W. Smith 
Mrs. Bert Smith 
Mrs. June Saunders 
Miss Christine Strom 
Mrs. Webster Smith 
Miss Vera Shaw 
Miss Hazel Shaw 
Mrs. E. A. Shaw 
Mrs. Millard Shepherd 
Carrie Sheley 
Mrs. E. F. Sheley 
Mrs. Ida Stevens 
Mrs. E. O. Stevens 
Mrs. A. A. Stevens 
Mrs. Emma Stevens 
Mrs. Augusta Stevens 
Miss Hilma Sioholm 
Mrs. A. A. Swank 
Mrs. W. F. Slater 
Mrs. Jos. Sellars 
Mrs. F. S. Stewart 
Mrs. Simmilkier 
Airs. Carrie Scribner 
Mrs. B. C. Smith 
Mrs. Chas. Smith 
Miss Ruth Stake 
Mrs. Harry Sherman 
"Mrs. Carrie Selstedt 
Mrs. Elmer Swanson 
Alice Starrett 



Miss 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Miss 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Miss 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Miss 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Miss 
Miss 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Miss 



M. H. Sherman 
F. Salter 
Harry Seelye 
B. Shaw 
Sundeen 
Myrtle Sours 
Geo. Spencer 
Lottie Stewart 
Glenna Swanson 
Fred Thurston 
Harlan Thurston 
Denzil Thayer 
Vivian Tollin 
H. C. Tartt 
Carrie Tarbox 
Taplin 
Tasker 
Taylor 

E. Thibedeau 
Ella Thurston 
A. E. Tucker 
Minnie Veidt 
Henry Veidt 
Henry Vevea 
Wm. Van Vleit 
A. R. Woodmansee 
Rebecca Ward 
Hannah White 
Irene Ward 



Miss Lydia Wehlitz 

Miss Anna Wilberg 

Mrs. Ed. Wilberg 

Mrs. Gus Wyman 

Mrs. A. F. Weaver 

Mrs. L. E. Weaver 

Mrs. T. F. Weaver 

Mrs. B. J. Witte 

Mrs. E. J. Wethern 

Mrs. E. J. Webber 

Mrs. James Ward 

Mrs. E. K. Woodbury 

Mrs. Jennie Watson 

Miss Ida Wilson 

Mrs. Mabel Walker 

Mrs. Wirz 

Mrs. H. C. Wilhelm 

Mrs. H. Wellman 

Miss Willis 

Miss Jane Woodward 

Mrs. P. E. Woodward 

Mrs. West 
Helen Woodmansee 

Mrs. A. W. Wagner 

Mrs. J. J. Walley 

Mrs. Guy Wilson 

Mrs. J. F. Wesp 

Mrs. A. Young 

Miss Hazel Young 



The first complete roster of Company "A" of the 
Home Guard was this which appeared on May 28th: 
Captain — Arthur L,. Reed. 
First Lieutenant — Louis Larson. 
Second Lieutenant — James H. Colwell. 
First Sergeant — Frank H. Koos. 
Quartermaster — Frank B. Hickman. 



Notice to Coal Consumers 

On account of the great demands upon tbe 
i Coal Supply ol the Country made by WOT in- 
dustries, ocean going vessels. Etc., it is earnestly 
urged that all consinners place tbeir order for Im. 
mediate delivery for next winter's supply 

Fill your bin NOW and avoid inconvenienco 
and pouibly suffering next winter 

ANOKA COUNTY FUEL COMMISSION, 

By Frank Hart, Secy. 



Sergeants — John Dahlgren, Gustave E. Norell, Wil- 
liam H. Poole. 

Corporals — Henry P. Aye, Lester McGaffey, 
Charles Olson, Nicholas Moberg, A. W. Chase, S. H. 
DeLong. 

Artificer — Clarence Greenfield. 

Cooks — Milo Pomeroy, William H. LaPlant. 

Privates — Fletcher Bailey, William E. Bailey, Wen- 
dell S. Bailey, Thomas W. Barbour, W. Edwin 
Bates, George H. Billings, Walter D. Bowers, George 
H. Card, Herman C. Case, Hanphen H. Carlson, 
Guy E. Clutter, Thomas E. Coleman, Paul N. Cyr, 
James W. Davis, Swan Floreen, George D. Good- 
rich, Joseph T. Granfield, George W. Green, Elmer 
F. Hall, Frank H. Harrington, Mearl Harthorn, 
Charles S. Hosmer, George S. Hyatt, William L. 
Jenkins, Jesper B. Jesperson, Charles H. Johnson, 
William W. Kirkpatrick, G. Edwin Marauder, How- 
ard C. McKay, James F. McKusick, George W. Mer- 
rill, Wm. F. Miller, Thomas Mitchell, Andrew J. 
Moebs, William M. O'Connor, Guy L. Owen, Ge- 
hard Paulsrud, Gus Peterson, John N. Peterson, 
Arthur W. Pinney, Zene A. Powell, Theodore San- 
chez, George H. Sanderson, Stanley E. Smith, Arthur 
L. Smith, Raymond D. N. Springer, Abram Stevens, 
Denzil W. Thayer, Mikkel Thorson, Edward A. 
Turnquist, Emil Turnquist, Henry W. Vevea, Otto 
Wells, George Wennerlund, William K. Woods, 
Philip E. Woodward, Albert M. Wuest. 

The first preliminary report of the surgical dress- 
ings classes was also made on May 28th thus: 

Approximately 4,000 dressings, chiefly of the large 
sort have been sent in to Division Headquarters. 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



71 



Mrs. A. E. Giddings is superintendent of the sur- 
gical dressing station, Mrs. P. E. Woodward, head 
instructor and director of work and Mrs. Greenwald, 
workroom instructor. Mmes. Sellers, Hastings, Bur- 
nett and Wehlitz are the work supervisors. 

The following ladies have worked 72 hours or 
more in surgical dressings alone since March 1st, 
and are entitled to the graduate class: Mmes. Wood- 
ward, Greenwald, Giddings, Hastings, Sellers and 
Wehlitz. 

The surgical dressing graduates are as follows: 
Mmes. Harry Sherman, Wm. Blanchard, H. Carl- 
son, Wehlitz, Sellers, Greenwald, Roe Chase, R. P. 
Chase, Burnett, Hastings, Snow, Erlander, Salter, 
Hagaman, LaPlant, Slater, J. C. Johnson, Geo. 
Green, F. O'Connor, A. E. Giddings, Misses Wirz, 
Merrill, Eva Smith, Amanda Moberg. 

Surgical dressing class enrollment: Mmes. Avery, 
Archambault, Bond, Babcock, Burnett, Barbour, 
Briere, Bellows, Buzzell, Barrett, Beckum, John 
Coleman, Ed. Coleman, Roe Chase, R. P. Chase, 
Carlson, I. A. Caswell, Caine, Sarah Campbell, Wm. 
Case, DeLong, Erlander, Eldridge, Evans, Green- 
wald, Giddings, Geo. Green, Gillis, Hastings, Hilde- 
brand, Dora Hollis, Johnson, Joslyn, Kranhold, 
Leighton, LaPlant, Lee, E. Larson, Miller, O'Con- 
nor, A. Peterson, Pomeroy, Piper, Sellers, Schwartz- 
man, Sheperd, Sheley, Slater, Harlan Thurston, Van 
Vliet, Jas. Ward, Wilberg, Frances Smith, Wehlitz; 
Misses Ruby Anderson, Dorothy Bond, Winnifred 
Burnett, Louise Bean, Gene Barrett, Dorothy Chap- 
pell, Abbie Chapin, Cronin, Ellen Donnelly, Faith 
Edgarton, Barbara Graham, Bertha Gow, Margaret 
Gillis, Helen Goodrich, Irene Green, Katherine Hil- 
liard, Christine Hanson, Lapham, Dora Lochren, 
Lang, Amanda Moberg, Edith Merrill, Bernice Mc- 
Gaffey, Audrey Miller, Cleo McLean, Irene Morton, 
Henrietta Nolte, Anna Norrell, Mary Norberg, Al- 
meda Pratt, Vera Peterson, Rugna Peterson, Eleanor 
Piper, Vivian Pratt, Gladys Pratt, Pierce, Gladys 
Pepin, Rhodes, Strom, Frances Anderson, Eva 
Smith, Alice Sorenson, Myrtle Sours, Mildred Sheley, 
Helen Veidt, Wirz, Hannah Ward. 

The Green Theatre had been very generous in 
permitting "Four Minute" men to appear on the 
evening program very frequently. These were 
among the Four Minute speakers selected for this 
work and all of them made at least one talk of 
this nature and some of them dozens of them: 

A. E. Giddings, Rev. T. W. Barbour, Father Dol- 
phin, Leeds Cutter, Frank Gillis, W. J. Annon, F. H. 
Koos, L. O. Jacob, Rev. Drewett, George Goodrich, 
Roe Chase. 

All who had had experience as nurses in the county 
were asked to register at the Armory the first of 
June in order that their services might be available 
when needed by the government. 

The young men of the nation who had reached 
the age of twenty-one since the previous registration 
were directed by the government to register for 
military service on June 5th. The local draft board 
requested the following to serve as registrars at 
that time: 

City of Anoka Local Board 

Town of Anoka M. E. Dunn 

Town of Bethel J. H. Cooper 

Village of Bethel C. E. Ledin, Jr. 

Town of Blaine John A. Olson 

Town of Burns Ole Hovind 

Town of Centerville E. J. Houle 

Village of Centerville Jos. N. LaMotte 

Village of Columbia Heights J. N. Thull 

Town of Columbus Frank A. Boehm 

Town of Fridley J. B. Ryberg 

Town of Grow A. L. French 

Town of Ham Lake Hartwell Olson 

Town of Linwood S. C. Broadbent 



Town of Oak Grove J. B. Gallagher 

Town of Ramsey John Overbaugh 

Town of St. Francis Robt. Leathers 

A complete list of the registrants follows: 

1 Harold Bennett Cole. Anoka. Rt. i 

2 Andrew Henry Pawlik, Columbia Heights 

3 William Albert Lutlii, Anoka, Rt. 2 

4 John A. Therres, Fridley 

5 Rueben R. Nelson, Fridley 

6 Harold R. Christenson, Fridley 

7 Harold Hansen, Fridley 

8 John Francis Spohn, Anoka, Rt. 4 

9 Frank Beede Addington, Anoka 

10 Arthur Lee Stull. Anoka 

1 1 Albert M. Wuest, Anoka 

12 Leland Edward Miller, Cedar 
1.1 Clinton Max Brown, Anoka 

14 Anton Maurice Sorenson. Anoka 

15 Peter Elmer Amlock, 3721 Tyler St., Columbia Heights 

16 Raymond Ebner, Anoka 

17 Keith Melvile Ferguson, Bethel. Rt. 2 

18 Walter Richard Menzel, Anoka, Rt. 2 

19 Henry John Johnson, Anoka, Rt. 4 

20 Daniel Robert McDonald, Bethel. Rt. 2 

21 Gustaf Albin Johnson, Cedar 

22 William Magnuson Ekvall, Wyoming, Rt. i 

23 Herbert Swanson, Wyoming, Rt. i 

24 Eugene Madson Baker, Bethel, Rt. i 

25 Charlie Philip Banwart, Anoka, Rt. 2 

26 Mike Krnjeta. Elk River, Rt. 3 

27 Henry Dill, Anoka, Rt. i 

28 Harry Fred Dettman, Anoka. Rt. 2 

2Q Lloyd W. Cowden, 6th & Brisbin St. Anoka 

30 Fred George Cornelius, Elk River 

31 Leroy Mearl Harthorn, Anoka, Rt. 2 

32 Adolph Joseph Rancourt, Isanti, Rt. 4 

33 Elbert Williard Miller, Anoka. Rt. i 

34 Adolph William Johnson, Anoka, Bx. 38, Rt. 4 
3,1 Rennel George Hansen, Forest Lake, Rt. 3 

36 Oscar Ludwig Olson, Wyoming, Rt. i 

37 Melvin Johan Standal, Cedar 

38 John McKinley Ruffcorn, Stacy, Rt. i 

39 Fred Carl Otto Trettin, Fridley 

40 Edwin William Magnuson, Constance 

41 Clarence William Nelson, Constance • 

42 Lloyd Wesley Odenwald, Bethel 

43 Leon Ely Wellman, Anoka, Rt. i 

44 Henry William Warner, Elk River, Rt. 3 

45 William Henry Sims, Cedar, Rt. i 

46 Lars Okerstrom, Anoka 

47 Albert Freeman Small, Bethel, Rt. 2 

48 Martin Bernhard J. Raabe, Elk River 

49 John Louis Stimson, Zimmerman 

50 Howard G. Wilkins, Anoka, Rt. 3 

51 Joseph Lasker, Anoka, Rt. 3 

52 Albert McKay. Constance 

53 John Wall, Cedar, Rt. i 

54 Clarence Frederick Veith, Bethel 

55 Andrew William Johnson, Cedar 

56 Philip Erickson, 3706 Quincy St., Columbia Heights 

57 Parker Forest Pinney, Anoka 

58 James Harris, Anoka 

59 Michael Frieschmon, New Brighton, Rt. i. Box 45 

60 Earl Alanzo Ren, Anoka 

61 Archie Ashmore, Anoka. Rt. 3 

62 Lester Thew Robinson, Anoka, Rt. i 

63 Lloyd Earl Palmer, Anoka 

64 Carl Axel Gustafson. Constance 

65 Oscar Bakken, 3716 University Ave., Columbia Heights 

66 Harlan J. Vincent, 41 15 5th St., Columbia Heights 

67 Fred De Vault, 4418 Van Buren St. N. E., Col. Heights 

68 Osral Elmer Bakken, 4019 Central Ave., Columbia Heights 

69 Martin Amil Pafaffendorf, Stacy 

70 Rudolph Moritz Lewerenz, Stacy 

71 Fred William Larson, Anoka, 7th Ave. 

72 Arthur C. Ward, Anoka 

73 Archie Floyd Butt, Cedar. Rt. i 

74 George William Burman, Cedar, Rt. i 

75 Erick Waldeen, Anoka 

76 Nicholas Martell, 3815 Jackson St. N. E., Columbia Heights 

77 Arthur Joseph Dupre, Hugo, Rt. 2 

78 Lavern Dewey Adams, Anoka, Rt. 2 

79 George Pearson. 41 14 5th St., Columbia Heights 

80 Marius Arnold, 4404 3rd St., Columbia Heights 

81 Alvin J. Swanson, Fridley 

82 Norman Melvin Schinkel, Anoka 

83 Hugo Charles Dufner, Anoka 

84 Lawrence William Ebert, Anoka, Box 56. Rt. 3 

85 Sam Lasser. Fridley, Bo.x 72, Rt. i 

86 Clifford Alfred Petterson. Anoka, Rt. 4, Box 56 

87 Lloyd William Donnelly, Anoka, Clinton Ave. 

88 Gust Erickson, 4103 Quincy St. Columbia Heights 

89 Dell I. Dimmick, Anoka 

90 Robert Johnson, Anoka, 4th Ave., Box 511 

91 Albert Fred Klopfcr, Anoka, Rt. 3 

92 Donald Arthur Kennedy, Anoka. Rt. 2, Box 17-B 

93 Conrad John Kohler, Hugo, Rt. i 

94 Philip Dupre; Hugo. Rt. 2, Box 51 

95 Edward John Brandl, Forest Lake 

96 John Herman Rehbine, Hugo, Rt. i 



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97 Conrad Andrew Seabloom, Hugo, Rt. i 

98 Ferdinand Albert Rehbine, New Brighton, Rt. i 

99 Mose Pariseau, Hugo, Rt. i 

100 Henry Jacob Tauer, New Brighton. Rt. i 

loi Ezfere Praulx, Hugo, Rt. 2. Box 28 

102 Dolore Felix Nadeau, Hugo 

J. S. Cady Post, of the G. A. R., had extended 
an invitation to the 12th Battalion, M. H. G. to 
be present in Anoka on Memorial day and partici- 
pate in the parade here at that time. The occasion 
was taken to test the quick mobiUty of this organi- 
zation and a riot call was sent out over the tele- 
phone the day before and an accurate record kept. 



Company "F" from Rock Creek, Pine County, 
should have been about second or third, but could 
not be awarded that honor on account of having 
to travel by train. The other organizations traveled 
by automobile and bad roads and rain caused much 
delay and retarded the efforts of some of the com- 
panies to win higher honors. 

The band, not being yet completely organized, was 
not considered in the awards. 

At inspection in neatness of appearance and sol- 
dierly bearing the following awards were made: 

Company "E" first, Company "A" second, Com- 




XOX-COMMISSIOXED OFFICERS OF THF uTH 1"..\. M. H. G. 



For the benefit of those interested in the work 
of the Home Guard the following report, as pub- 
lished in all of the papers of the counties represented 
here, is given in full: 

The members of the 12th Battalion, Minnesota 
Home Guard, have every reason for feeling pleased 
with the result of the first attempt to mobilize the 
command. 

The order for mobilization was telegraphed to 
each company commander at 1:10 p. m. Wednesday. 
Company "A" was reached in one minute, the band 
leader in three minutes. Company "E" in four min- 
utes. Company "C" in six minutes, Company "D" 
in twelve minutes. Company "F" in fifteen minutes, 
and Company "B" in fifty minutes. 

The Company com- 
manders were order- 
ed to report back to 
headquarters as soon 
as every man in the 
company was notified. 
Company "A'' re- 
ported in thirty min- 
utes, Company "D" 
in one hour, Compa- 
ny "E" in one hour 
and ten minutes, 
Company "F"' in two 
hours and twenty-five 
minutes, the band in four hours and twenty-four min- 
utes. No reports were received from Company "B" 
and "C." 

The band is scattered over all of the company 
stations and is hard to reach quickly. 

The honors on mobilization, considering speed in 
reaching company commanders, speed in notifying 
all the men, speed in reporting, promptness in reach- 
ing company station, distance to travel to Anoka 
and promptness in arrival were awarded as fol- 
lows: 

Company "A" first, Company "C" second. Com- 
pany "E" third. Company "B" fourth, Company "D" 
fifth. Company "F" sixth. 




pany "C" third. Company "D" fourth, Company "B" 
fifth, Company "F" sixth. 

For the best drilled companies. Company "C" 
and Company "D" tied for first place. Company 
"F" second. Company "A" third, Company "B" 
fourth, and Company "E" fifth. 

In attendance at drill since organization Company 
"F' ranked first with a percentage of 98.7 per cent, 
Company "D" second with 97.7 per cent. Company 
"C" third with 96.5 per cent. Company "B" fourth 
with 95 per cent. Company "E" fifth with 94.3 
per cent. Company "A" sixth with 77 per cent. 

Averaging all of the honors won for the day, 
including neatness in appearance at inspection, drill, 
attendance for the period since organization and 

record in mobiliza- 
tion, the following 
grand honors for Me- 
morial day have been 
awarded: First, Com- 
pany "C" of Elk Riv- 
er under command of 
Captain George H. 
Tyler; tied for second 
place, Company "A" 
of Anoka under com- 
mand of Captain Ar- 
thur L. Reed, and 
Company "D" of 
Cambridge under command of Captain Charles E. 
Morrell; third place, Company "E" of Osseo under 
command of Captain George Neumann; fourth place. 
Company "F" ot Rock Creek under command of Cap- 
tain Jesse Hammers; and fifth, Company "B" of Co- 
lumbia Heights under command of Captain Merrill E. 
Bean. 

The awards were made by Major W. A. Curtis, 
chief of staff to Brigadier General Rhinow, Major 
Stephens, in command of the Motor Reserve of 
Minnesota; Captain Naglee, in charge of physical 
training of Minnesota state troops, and Lieutenant 
Histed of Minneapolis. Rigid army standards were 
used. 



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U'lTH THE COLORS FROM AXOKA COUXTY 



Six hundred and sixty-seven men reported at 
Anoka for duty. The hospital units under command 
of Capt. G. K. Hagaman, did not take part in the 
parade owing to the fact that they were detailed 
to keep autos away from the line of march near 
the pupils of the schools and for guard duty. 

Uniforms did not arrive for all of the band, so 
that only about a third of the band, which now 
numbers 82, played. 

Beside the splendid work which each officer and 
man did to make the day a success, the untiring efforts 
of Adjutant A. A. Kranhold, and Supply Officer 
J. C. W. Sellers, and Band Leader A. B. Hallin, 
deserve special mention. The duties of these three 
officers were heavy and continuous and that they 
acquitted themselves admirably is the unanimous 
verdict of the entire command. 

Company "A" put on guard mount in the evening, 
which the staff officers from St. Paul pronounced 
the best which they had ever seen either in Home 
Guard or National Guard organizations. 

Company "B" supplied the entertainment in the 
evening and five hundred loaves of bread — which 
was somewhat of a task. 

Company "C" gave the hop in the evening which 
was an unqualified success. 

Company "D" took care of the band concert and 
furnished a male quartette of 35 voices, both of 
which were fine. 

Company "E" fed the multitude with such speed 
and skill as to provoke unstinted praise. 

The following were guests of the Battalion for 
the dav and were entertained by M'rs. Chase, as- 
sisted by Mrs. J. C. W. Sellers: Mrs. Walter H. 
Rhinow, Major and Mrs. W. A. Curtis, Major and 
Mrs. W. R. Stephens, Captain and Mrs. Edward 
Karow of the Thirteenth Battalion, Captain Naglee, 
Lieutenant and M'rs. J. R. Histed and Miss Ablitt. 

George Green of Anoka very kindly arranged auto- 
mobile transportation for the guests. 

Mrs. John Hunter made a twelve-star mother's 
service flag out of an old silk discarded J. S. Cady 
Post flag that was in service some 30 years ago 
and had Mrs. Wm. Cowden, president of Mary A. 
Livermore Circle, present it to the Circle at their 
meeting Saturday, May 11th. The mothers and 
sons represented by the 12 stars are: Mrs. Wm. 
Cowden, 2 sons, Raymond and Walter; Mrs. Wm. 
Chamberlain, 2 sons, Ralph and Leon; Mrs. Joe 
Lund, 2 sons, Elmer and Lincoln; M|rs. Bowers, 2 
sons, Howard and Glen; ]\Irs. S. McGaffey, 1 son, 
Harry: Mrs. Macomber, 1 son, Myron Faber; Mrs. 
Blanchard, 1 son, David; Mrs. Colburn, 1 son, Arthur. 
This service flag will have a prominent place in the 
Circle's hall and will be a constant reminder of 
the sacrifice that the mothers of the Mary A. Liver- 
more Circle have made in this awful struggle for 
human liberty. 

The graduating class of the High School devoted 
its funds to patriotic purposes that year. Every 
member of the High School was made a member of 
the Junior Red Cross with $64.60, two French war 
orphans were adopted for a year with $73.00, to 
the Athletic association was given $45.87 in War 
Savings Stamps and $85.00 was given to the Junior 
Red Cross. 

Arthur D. Caswell left June 8th for the Naval 
Academy at Annapolis. 

Dr. G. J. Hastings, veterinarian, was called for 
military service. 

During this time a strenuous political campaign 
was on. Governor J. A. A. Burnquist was seeking 
election upon a loyalty platform and as a Republi- 
can, I'red Wheaton was the Democratic candidate 
with an equally good record for loyalty. The Non- 
partisan League, the socialists and the pacifists and 
outwardly disloyal, were all backing a third can- 



didate whose record for open loyalty to America 
was said to be very meagre. 

For some time the Townleyites had striven to in- 
vade Anoka County but had not succeeded. As 
the last few days before the primaries drew near 
these people decided to come to Anoka anyhow, 
regardless of the consequences. The loyal people of 
the county were equally determined that they were 
not to bray within Anoka County. 

Sheriff Pratt was ready with his deputies to keep 
order. Bethel people were determined that the 
village should not be invaded by the trouble makers. 
When the first automobile loads of Townleyites 
reached Bethel they found, to their apparent chagrin, 
that a rousing loyalty meeting was in progress and 
that Raymond P. Chase was giving some hard facts 
regarding themselves and their activities which were 
unpleasant to their taste. Loyalists had signs pasted 
on each car stating "No slackers wanted in Anoka 
County." The invading disciples of pacifism had 
other kinds of signs which so displeased the good 
people of Bethel and vicinity that small boys who 
could grab them from the cars found a ready mar- 
ket for their trophies at ten to twenty-five cents 
each. A few fist fights in the street and some 
wrecked automobiles resulted. In the City of Anoka 
there was considerable excitement. The invaders 
were offered a chance to 
put on a speaker before the 
crowd if they would remain 
and listen to a patriotic 
speech afterwards, this their 
leaders refused to do. They 
were then bidden to begone 
and not tarry in taking said 
departure. Not a car left 
Anoka County with a sedi- 
tious pennant or banner. 
Many slunk home ashamed 
of having invaded a neigh- 
boring county where they 
were not wanted and others 
departed swearing venge- 
ance at the first opportun- 
ity. Some visited neigh- 
boring grog shops and went 
home late in the night too 
drunk to care who ruled 
America, the Kaiser of Ger- 
many or the will of honest American voters. 

That no one was killed and no serious injuries 
appeared is due to the self control of Anoka County 
people, that a riot of considerable size was narrowly 
averted, was conceded by many who witnessed the 
days' proceedings. The Home Guard was not called 
out, the sheriff and his deputies being in charge of 
the situation. 

James A. Peterson had been convicted of writing 
and publishing disloyal articles. He was a Minnea- 
polis man, known to many Anoka County people and 
was a candidate for United States Senator against 
Knute Nelson of Alexandria. In spite of his con- 
viction on the above charge, his name was on the 
ballot and the people of the state were given an 
opportunity to vote for him. It is to be regretted 
that 389 voters of Anoka County did thus vote. 
The fact that Senator Nelson received 1,802 votes 
in this county does not help much to wipe out the 
disgrace brought upon Anoka County by these 389 
unthinking or disloyally inclined voters. Governor 
Burnquist carried the county by 1,788 to 547 for his 
opponent. 

These draftees were sent to the LTniversity of 
Minnesota June 15th; 

Call 599.— Lester Elliot Hewson. No. 665, Stacy, 
R. 1; Thomas Broadbent, No. 551, Cedar; Ravniond 
M. Clough, No. 965, 4027 5th St., Columbia Heights. 




J. A. A. BURNQUIST 
War Governor of S'linnesota 



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Call 600.— Earl E. Stearns, No. 490, Anoka; James 
P. Faherty, No. 916, Anoka. 

Dr. S. Bond called a food conservation conference 
at the Green on June 23rd which was well attended. 
Mayor James B. Berry, Frank T. Wilson of Still- 
water and the local food administrator addressed 
the meeting and outlined plans for conserving food 
stuffs during the remainder of the year. 

The Bethel Banner thus recounted a farewell to 
some men of Linwood township which was typical 
of such functions in all parts of the county: 

"On Wednesday evening, 
June 12th, the Grange Hall 
in Linwood was the scene 
of a farewell party for Les- 
ter E. Hewson, Thomas 
Broadbent and Eugene Nu- 
gent, who have volunteered 
in the cause ol justice and 
humanity to serve Uncle 
Sam. The hall was beauti- 
fully decorated with stars 
and stripes. Two service 
flags were displayed, the 
Grange flag containing four 
stars and the community 
flag containing ten stars. 
In the early part of the 
evening R. P. Chase deliv- 
ered an address to the boys 
T> T,T7T>T>ir ^"^^ their loved ones, which 

JAMES B. BERRY ^^^ highly appreciated by 

the large crowd which filled the house to its capa- 
city. After the address the boys standing under 
the Stars and Stripes in the center of the hall were 
greeted, congratulated and given the best wishes 
of their many friends. The boys were then invited 
to lunch, the table being decorated with pink roses 
and yellow iris. The menu consisted of three kinds 
of sandwiches, fruit salad, potato salad, coffee, 
cookies, cake and ice cream. The honored guests 
with parents, brothers, sisters and sweethearts were 
served at the first table. During the time the boys 
were partaking of lunch a purse of money was col- 
lected and presented to them. The evening was 
then spent in music and dancing. Their friends 




750 Andrew Lmdberg, 2914 Colfax Ave. North, Minneapolis 

19 Elmer Cady, Seattle, Washington, Gen. Del. 

832 Charles Marion Hicks, Cedar 

430 Wayne E. Merrill, Elk River, Rt. 3 

747 Carl Magni Peterson. Constance 

861 Edward W. Cleator. Anoka 

769 Ambrose Clark Hulett, Stacy 

581 Alfred Isaac White. Forest Lake, Rt. ^ 

124 David Smith, 619 i6th Ave. So.. Minneapolis 

481 Alvis Henry Schmidt, Hugo 

979 John Z. Bruzak, 227 23rd Ave. N. E., Minneapolis 

582 Ivan Sylvanus White, Forest Lake. Rt. 3 
590 John Aroup Olson, Fridley 

636 Max Alex Martinsen, Stillwater. Rt. 7, care of Wm. 
Nelson 

1 181 Sven Magnuson, Isanti, Rt. 4 

158 George F. Ehlen. Anoka 

778 Robert C. McLennan. Wyoming, Rt. 

806 Lloyd Irwin Pollard, 3429 Keim St., Philadelphia, Pa. 

1 1 76 Earl J. Ashmore, Anoka 

647 Emerson Winfield L., Koons, 1053 Plymouth Bldg., Min- 
neapolis 

1 1 59 Benjamin L. Nordstrom, 3703 Van Buren, Columbia 
Heights 

151 Ozro John Hall. Anoka 

209 Archie Finch Armstrong, Anoka 

mo Nobel Lawrence Lindberg, 4111 3rd St. N. E., Columbia 

Heights 

1 170 Carl Bauman, 4327 sth St. N. E., Columbia Heights 

816 Harold Arthur Sykes, 3930 Humboldt Ave. N. Minneapolis 

371 Thomas E. McDonough. 3715 Garfield Ave., Minneapolis 
41 Harold W. Lindsay, Anoka 

48 Henry Wuest, Anoka 

640 Oscar Johnson. Clear Lake, Iowa 

668 Axel E. Stromgren, Constance 

88 Attwater Treat Curial. Anoka 

743 Amandus L. Mattson, Wyoming, Rt. i 

473 Lorenz Adolph Schellenberger, Hugo 

260 Louis Ludwig Baker, Wyoming 

451 Arthur Saby. Anoka, Rt. 5 

1 137 Adolph Nygrin, 4023 Central, Columbia Heights 

308 Edwin Adnal Lee. Cedar 

1025 Henry Madsen. 45 & 8th St.. Columbia Heights 

671 Hampton Johnson, 3933 45th Ave. S., Minneapolis 

1053 Walter John Nygaard, 929 41st Ave., Columbia Heights 

226 Oliver Lee Devendorf, Anoka 

302 David Reese Parsons. Cedar 

1 145 John George Kolberg, 4429 3rd St., Columbia Heights 

82 Demos Rivard, Anoka 

478 Roy William Hansen, 103 Aurora Ave.. St. Paul 
821 Emil Sigfrid Johnson, Cedar 

479 Henry Joseph Dupre, Forest Lake 

372 Sverre Norwood, Nome, North Dakota 

1144 Gilbert Swanson, 3939 Quincy, Columbia Heights 

238 Joseph Henry Wanbaugh, Fridley 

804 Fred Clare Gibson, Cedar 

230 William Garfield Adams, Fridley 

271 Ebert Adolph Larson, Wyoming 

1069 Victor Able Lind, 4219 3rd St., Columbia Heights 

1046 Alfred Walter Blixt, 2337 W. _i2th St., Chicago, Illinois 
The following registrants were notified to be ready to leave 




GROUP OF MEN INDUCTED IN TO SERVICE JUNE 28TH, 1918 



departed at a late hour wishing the boys good luck, 
God speed and a safe return, with the promise of 
a better time when they return." 

The largest draft upon Anoka County for men 
was made on June 28th. These men were sent to 
Camp Grant and this was a list of those sent: 

441 Walter William Middlestadt, Elk River, Rt. 3 

492 Elmor Roy Golden. Hugo 

539 Arthur William Barott, Forest Lake. Rt. 3 

396 Ralph Lofgren. Elk River, Rt. 3 

930 Charles G. Osterholm. St. Francis 

1 1 19 Frederick Peterson, Centuria, Wisconsin 

563 Anton Miller, Iowa City, Iowa, Rt. 6 



on 48 hours notice in case any of the above registrants failed 
to appear: 

833 Howard Lewis Pitman, 121 3rd Ave. S., Oelwein, Iowa 

207 Harry Larson, Anoka, Box 696 

699 Frank C. Gores, Gladstone, R. 2, North Oaks Farm 

947 Edgar N. Nye, 4500 W. 44th St.. Minneapolis 

612 Jens C. Jensen, Fridley 

468 Joseph Prziborowski, Hugo 
William Lynn Wesp Order No. 94, Serial No. 218 left Tues- 
day, June i8th, for Camp Lewis, American Lake, Washington 
to take the place of a registrant that was rejected. 

June 29th the proprietor of Forest Park, at Col- 
umbia Heights, gave the use of his place for a 
big patriotic gathering. The Triangle Film Corpora- 



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tion gave the use of the film and a splendid pro- 
gram resulted. The members of Co. "B" of the 
12th Battalion, stationed there, sold three thousand 
tickets to the event. The proceeds were used to 
aid in the Heights war activities. 

The first of July a stringent sugar edict went into 
effect. But two pounds could be sold to a customer 
at a time and grocers were directed to report all 
sales weekly. 

The sugar and flour regulations soon developed 
a number of interesting characteristics among the 
people. Some took the matter as something not 
to be avoided and merely made light of it, doing 
the best they could to conserve, and these soon 
found that it was no hardship whatever. Others 
rushed about from one grocer to another seeking 
one unscrupulous enough to favor them with more 
than their share of the two commodities. While the 
names of these chaps are available for publication, 
their grandchildren, who are not to blame for their 
selfish antics, might sometime read these lines. To 
the credit of the grocers of the community, all stood 
pat on the war order in spite of threats of loss of 
patronage. 

Five registrants were entrained for Dunwoody: 

75 Douglas p. Campbell. Anoka 

960 Carl Richard Johnson, Bethel 

819 Ralph C. Lowell, Cedar 

Q62 Rudolph E. Ledin. Bethel 

959 Paul Robert Strandin, Bethel 



On July 4th the people of Anoka County had two 
places where they might go to enjoy patriotic dem- 
onstrations. Lake George and Elk River. The an- 
nual Farmers' Club picnic was made the occasion 
of a great patriotic gathering, and at Elk River 
the 12th Battalion of Home Guards held its second 
mobilization of the season. It was esti»iated that 
upward of three thousand people were at Lake 
George and probably fully ten thousand were at the 
village of Elk River. Here are the two accounts 
of the affair: 

"Elk River had the largest crowd in the history 
of that town on Thursday when the 12th Battalion of 
the Minnesota Home Guard mobilized there in honor 
of Independence day. 

Each train during the morning and many hundreds 
of automobiles brought the soldiers and their fami- 
lies from all directions to swell the crowd. 

The morning parade led by the Battalion band 
with five of the seven companies in line, escorted 
the guests of honor. 

Immediately following the Battalion were Major 
W. E. Curtis, chief of staff to Brigadier General Rhi- 
now; Major J. E. Histed, Major Edward Karew, 
and Captain Nagelee. 

Then came automobiles with the veterans of the 
Civil War, their ladies, the Red Cross workers, 
many beautiful floats which won prolonged applause 
and many gaily decorated automobiles. 



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COMPANY A, 12 BN. M. H. G. FROM ANOKA, AT ELK RIVER JULY 4TH, 191^ 



Lunch at noon was served cafeteria style under 
the management of Andrew Davis of Elk River. 
It was handled smoothly and efficiently. 

In the afternoon there was a splendid band con- 
cert and a patriotic address by Raymond P. Chase. 

At four o'clock the Battalion parade and review 
occured on the parade ground and this was reviewed 
by many thousands. Although only some six or 
seven hundred were willing to help the organization 
with a dime each. The ancient order of tight wads 
covered the surrounding hills and buildings. 

After the review there were sports, cafeteria sup- 
per, and at seven o'clock Company "A" put on 
guard mount and retreat in a manner worthy of high 
praise. 

In the evening there was a vaudeville entertain- 
ment and dancing completed the program. 

The following is the award of honors for the day: 

On neatness and appearance at inspection Com- 
pany "D" received first. Company "E" second. Com- 
pany "B" third. Company "C" fourth and Company 
"A" fifth. 

On drill Company "A" received first, with 87 per 
cent, Company "C" second with 813/i per cent, Com- 
pany "D" third with IdV^ per cent, and Companies 
"B" and "E" tied with lli/s. per cent each. 

On attendance at drill Company "E" has first 
place with 95.3 per cent for the month of June, 
Company "C" 89.5 per cent, second place; Company 
"D" 88 per cent, third place; Company "B" fourth 
place, 86 per cent, and Company "A" 74 per cent, fifth 
place. 

The grand honors for the day, therefore, go as 
follows: Company "D" of Cambridge first, Com- 
pany "E" of Osseo second, Company '"C" of Elk 
River third, and Company "A" of Anoka and Com- 
pany "B" of Columbia Heights, tied for fourth. 

Companies "F" from Rock Creek and "G" from 
North Branch not being present do not participate 
in the award of honors nor in the distribution of 
funds." 



On July 4th, a very large number of the members 
of the Farm Clubs of the county gathered at Eake 
George to enjoy the annual community picnic. 

The early unfavorable weather of the day did 
not in any way interfere with the crowd. 

Picnic dinners at noon, an able address, sports 
and dancing in the evening kept the crowd enter- 
tained during the day. 

The gathering was the usual unqualified success. 

The addresses by State Food Administrator Wilson 
and Hon. Homer L. Cassel of Pennsylvania, were 
patriotic and educational. The reading of the Dec- 
laration of Independence by Mrs. F. L. Salter was 
eloquent, and the tableaux "History of the Flag" 
by the boys and girls of Bethel and Linwood 
schools under the direction of the Misses Stake and 
Purmort, captivated the audience. 

The entire day's festivities were well planned 
and a credit to the committee having the task in 
hand. Free cofifee was furnished by the St. Francis 
Mercantile Co. and was pronounced superb. 

The prizes were paid in Thrift Stamps. 

Four hundred and forty-five pairs of socks were 
knit for the Red Cross in the month of June. 

Forrest Dudley, a former Anoka man, Sergeant- 
Major of the 10th Battalion, M. H. G., enlisted 
from St. Cloud in the Engineers at Columbus Bar- 
racks. 

The employees of the Anoka post office secured 
a tract of land and planted seven acres to beans. 
They were assisted by these contributions from 
patrons of the post office: 

J. L. Weaver & Son, two days work, man and 
team. 

Jas. H. McCardle, one day's work, man and team. 

A. D. W. Johnson, one bushel beans. 

W. H. LaPlant, one bushel of beans. 

Dave Pribble, one-half bushel of beans. 

Philip Peterson, one-half bushel of beans. 

Geo. McCauley, 20 lbs. of beans. 

John Palmer, 6 lbs. of beans. 

Mrs. Mary Cutter, 6 lbs. of beans. 




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The Ladies' Guild of St. Stephen's church gave 
$50.00 to the Knights of Columbus and $40.00 to 
the Furlough huts in France. 

Miss Ruby Applebee left July first for France as 
a Red Cross nurse. 

B. O. Walters, mail carrier on route one, from 
Constance, sold War and Thrift Stamps to the 
amount of $2,155.49 in the month of June. 

Ninety men from Anoka, on July 9th went forth 
in the evening and slew the weeds which were 
threatening the post office bean plot. They made 
quick work of the task. 

Frank Fisher left Anoka with a quota of con- 
scripts from Minneapolis where he had registered. 

The ladies of the G. A. R. home organized for the 
knitting of socks and sewing for soldiers. Many 
of these women were nearly eighty years of age. 

Local garages decided to close each evening at 
six o'clock except Wednesday and Saturday and 
to remain closed all day Sunday to conserve labor. 

Dr. Emil Nelson of Minneapolis and Dr. D. C. 
Nelson of Brainerd left for Camp Grant and Camp 
Custer, respectively, in July. They are old Anoka 
County men. 

The Minnesota Commission of Public Safety is- 
sued the following order: 



768 

916 

428 

1090 

104 
83 
793 
630 
643 
887 
903 

594 

^31 
288 
132 
605 
997 
577 
347 
95^ 
173 
184 
771 
78s 

1182 
338 
165 
334 
703 

1041 



Frank Thompson, Constance 

Earl Frederick Allquist, Stacy 

Henry Ribert Steinke. Bethel, R. 2 

Ole Iverson, Elk River, R. 3 

Arthur Martin Bakken, 3716 University Ave., Columbia 

Heights 
Frederick Eugene Henning, Anoka 
Antone Louis Kellner, Anoka 
Clarence Edward Sandoz. Anoka, R. i 
William Willis Hansen. Fridley 
George Herbert Hansen, Fridley 
Henry ,Tohn Sebaugh. Anoka 

Hilmer John Johnson, Isanti, R. 4, Box 51. care C. M. 
Carlson 
Joseph Clark Lewellen. 3701 Bond Ave., E. St. Louis 

Illinois 
F'rank Adams, Fridley 

Carl Gedeon Johnson, 816 Belmont Ave., Chicago 
Eugene H. Boyd. 1 1 West 46th St., Minneapolis 
William Dulanie Livingston, Fridley 

Wm. John Eickstadt, R. 3, care of Ed. Radi, Crookston 
Alvin King White, R. 3. Forest Lake 
Oscar Carlson, 1301 7th St. S., Minneapolis 
Wm. Hughes. Cedar 
Dan Lester Eden. Anoka 
Estes W. King, Anoka 
Oscar G. Anderson, Stacy 
Evan Edward Peterson, Stacy 
Freeland Ross Sykes, Osage, Iowa 
Wm. Fries, Longlake 
Joseph Smith, Anoka, 3rd Ave. 

Cliffoi-d Barrett, 2916 East 26th St. S., Minneapolis 
Evald N. Erickson, Constance, R. i 
Stanley M. Mankowski, 1012 41st Ave., Columbia Heights 




GROUP OF MEN INDUCTED INTO SERVICE JULY 22ND, 1918 



"No person, who is not a citizen of the United 
States, shall be qualified to serve as a teacher in 
any public, private or parochial school or in any 
normal school in which teachers for these schools 
are trained, but the State Superintendent of Edu- 
cation may grant a permit to teach to an otherwise 
qualified teacher who has made a proper declaration 
of intention to becoine a citizen, or to a special 
teacher to be einployed for technical work and for 
such period as the Superintendent of Education shall 
designate. 

July 22nd another long list of draftees left for 
Camp Wadsworth. The men were accompanied to 
the train by Company "A," given comfort kits, 
cigars and confections. This is a list of the men 
who went: 

121 Wayne Leroy Ridge, Anoka 

441 Walter William Middlestadt. Elk River. R. 3 

1 173 l-'rank William Tauer, New Brighton, R. i. Box 32 

433 Louis Gustav Mueller, Elk River, R. 3 

954 Peter Johnson, Bethel 

931 John S. Lindbloom, St. Francis 

976 Amos LaBelle. Centerville 

394 Frank Chas. Schuldt. Elk River. R. 3 

480 Harold .Sealiloom, Hugo 

409 Edward .\lbut Leistico, Elk River, R. 3 

483 Henry Clarence Rehbein. New Brighton 

65s Paul Rudi Riedc-1. Fridley 

69 Harold E. Blewctt, -Anoka 

414 Chas. Dill. Anoka, R. i 

991 Vasco Estin Walton, 4108 Jefferson St. N. E., Columbia 
Heights 

189 Charles William Deering, 112 University .S. E., Min- 
neapolis 

909 Herman Richard Israel. 615 33rd Ave. N., Minneapolis 

1 1 53 Fred Henry West. 4308 Central Ave. Columbia Heights 

665 Ray Cramer. Anoka 

1015 Fredrick William Winter, 3714 Central, Columbia Heights 



733 
587 
719 
515 

1 100 
820 
517 

1 122 

610 

152 

1006 



795 
653 
765 
466 
141 
708 



Gustaf .\dolph Anderson, Anoka, Minn., R. 3, Box 56 

Benjamin Stenstrom, Forest Lake, Minn., Bo.x 2 

Albert Martin Horgen, Constance 

Edward John Lichtschiedl, Hugo 

Morris Baker, 4100 4th St., Columbia Heights 

Helbert Henrikson, Cedar 

Theo. Rungwell Anderson, 1510 5th St. S. E., Minneapolis 

Jens Oggie Sorenson, 405 31st Ave. N., Columbia Heights 

Minn. 
Elmer John Christenson, 329 4th St. N. E., Minneapolis 
Wencil Jedlika, Anoka 
Charles Edward Porter, 37th and Johnson St., Columbia 

Heights 
William Lloyd Ridge, 15 13 6th St. N. 
John Henry Corrigan, Pennington 
John Robert Christenson, Fridley 
Ralph Herbert Johnson, Stacy 
Raymond Barthol, 775 Thomas St. 
Elliott McGraw, Anoka 
Elmer Johnson, Anoka 
Ernest G. Baker, 4100 4th St. N. 



Minneapolis 



St. Paul 



E., Columbia Heights 

There was a great stretching of necks and some 
excitement in Anoka on the afternoon of July 18th. 
An airplane was flying about over the city. These 
became so common a sight as to receive little or 
no attention later on, but the lirst was of great 
interest. Tt came from the newly established avia- 
tion field at Brooklyn Center, where Earle Brown 
of Minneapolis had very generously turned over his 
farm to the government for this purpose for the 
period of the war. This was but one of the num- 
erous patriotic things which Mr. Brown did for his 
country, but, as he is a resident of Minneapolis, 
they will have to be chronicled elsewhere. 

Captain E. P. Hyatt and Lieutenant ]"',dgar Good- 
rich were at home on leave in July for a few days 
and brought word from the .\noka men in camp to 
their many anxious relatives and friends. 



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July 25th these registrants were sent to Camp 
Grant to replace six men rejected: 

699 Frank Christ Gores, Gladstone, Rt. 2 

612 Jens Christ Jensen, Fridley 

468 Joseph Prziborowski, Hugo 

710 Alvin Gust Nybelin, Constance 

813 Iver Benson. Emmons, Rt. i, Box 39 

384 Fred August Schulke, Elk River 

July 30th the government called for a thousand 
nurses. Mrs. J. C. W. Sellers was in charge of 
nurses enrollment at the Armory and was there 
from two to five each afternoon until August 11th. 
Fourteen young women enrolled for this service: 
Misses Nellie Lapham, Charlotte Palmer, Loretta 
Dunn, Clare Green, Adelaide Brennen, Viola Peter- 
son, Mary Peterson, Alice Sward, Edna Porter, Elsie 
Newman, Anna Sward, Inez Honee, Eouise Dufner 
and Florence Collins. The first four named were ac- 
. cepted for the army school of nursing and had their 
equipment packed ready to leave when the armistice 
was signed. 

Miss Mary Peterson was sent to Philadelphia and 
others awaited call when needed. 



August 1st more drastic sugar regulations be- 
came effective, two pounds per person per month 
was the limit. Little envelopes appeared at res- 
taurants and hotels. 

Dr. E. V. Earson was called to service for August, 
having previously volunteered for duty with the 
Medical Corps. He closed up his office and pre- 
pared to leave but was not ordered to camp before 
the war ended. 

A number of the members of Company "A" volun- 
teered to aid the Red Cross by picking oakum for 
the surgical dressings classes. 

Saturday evening, August 3rd, Sheriff Pratt and 
several cars of deputy sheriffs went out over the 
county on a slacker drive. There were dances on 
at the various summer resorts and all were visited, 
including, Columbia Heights, CrookedLake, Cedar and 
Lake George. The preparations were made with such 
secrecy that the fact was not known that there was to 
be such a raid until each locality was surrounded and 
the men asked to produce their registration cards. 
More than fifteen hundred men were examined in 
the raid. Fifitv-two were found to be without their 



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Corporal Gay E. York, Battery E, 151 Field Ar- 
tillery, appeared on the casualty list July 27th, as 
having been killed in action in France. He was 
the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. York and lived in 
Anoka a few years prior to his enlistment in Min- 
neapolis. 

These registrants left for Jefferson Barracks 
August 9th: 

547 John Pederson, 1214 N. 2nd St., Stillwater, Minn 

842 Leroy Horace Ziegler, Mercedes, Texas 

853 John W. Wayne, Mercedes. Texas 

121 Wayne L. Ridge, Anoka, Minn 

841 Joseph William Crandall, Anoka, Minn., Route 2 

387 Oscar V. N. Engbloom, Elk River, Minn., Route 3 

233 Harry Cecil Laird, Anoka, Minn. 

285 Henning Richard Johnson, Cedar, Minn 

Percy Graham, Clarence Anderson and Sterling 
Wesp enlisted in the Marines. 

July 26th an affair at the Stadium yielded $45.00 
for Red Cross. Those on the program were Miss 
Gertrude Perchen, Miss Ruth Benjamin, M'rs. Ben- 
jamin, Mrs. Frances L. Lane, Mrs. W. F. Van Vliet, 
A. H. Russell, P. G. Woodward. Raymond Parker, 
Miss Brandell, Theodore Veidt, Fred Drewett, Miss 
Marguerite Dunn, Mrs. Maude Pratt Smith, Mrs. 
J. S. Lawson. 



cards. They were largely visitors from neighboiring 
counties and from Minneapolis. All were after- 
wards checked up and only two men, one from 
Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, and one from Chicago, 
were reported to the Department of Justice. 

Up to August 1st, Mrs. E. B. Sherman of the 
Round Lake Auxiliary to the Red Cross, had knit 
seventeen sweaters and fifty-five pairs of socks for 
the soldiers. 

Rev. Perry Mitchell, a Champlin man was Chap- 
lain of the Carpathian and was on the boat when 
it was torpedoed and sunk. He was a survivor. 

H. L. Nearpass, a former superintendent of 
schools in Anoka, was in England doing Y. M. C. A. 
work. 

Russell Harold Ryerson and John Albin Nelson 
entrained for Syracuse August 5th. 

James Manning left July 26th for Camp Wads- 
worth. 

The government had ordered that all old wheat 
be sold by the farmer late in the spring. Most of 
the farmers did as directed. Early in August three 
Anoka County farmers were found by the food ad- 
ministration to still have wheat on hand. Mike 
Moos was fined $100, Mike Holzen $8.95 and Fred 



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79 



Kluge $1.75, and the fines were turned into the 
Red Cross treasury. 

Owners of war gardens on south Ferry Street 
and adjacent streets held an auction for Red Cross 
on August 17th and about fifty dollars was realized 
therefrom. 

The loyalty of Anoka County farmers, who, in 
spite of the shortage of help and high wages, in- 
creased their crop acreages this year is well illus- 
trated by the following from the Minneapolis Jour- 
nal of August 11th: 

"Evidence of the patriotic response of Minnesota 
farmers to the government's appeal to them to aid 
in winning the war by increasing food production is 
given in first returns in the state-wide crop census 
ordered by the State Public Safety Commission under 
the direction of State Auditor J. A. O. Preus. 

Anoka reports gathered by township assessors, 
are first to be compiled, and show material increases 



Increase in the number of cows farmers are milk- 
ing, a net decrease in the number of hogs, attributed 
to feed prices, and other comparative conditions 
among livestock are given a separate table. 

Stock— 1917 1918 

Hogs 5,941 4,243 

Horses 3,952 4,320 

Milch cows 7,382 7,790 

Other cattle 7,032 8,164 

Poultry 40,408 40,830 

Sheep 381 385 

Total 65,096 65,720 

As the casualty lists began to lengthen and the 
names of those whom the home folks knew began 
to appear as missing, killed in action, died of wounds 
or disease, there were many, many anxious hours 

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in acreage, especially in wheat, corn, oats and po- 
tatoes. 

The crop acreage comparisons given out are as 
follows: 

Anoka 

Crop— 1917 1918 

Wheat 1,505 4,843 

Oats 7,784 12,281 

Potatoes 6,779 7,716 

Barley 382 1,086 

Rye 8,910 8,758 

Beans 885 590 

Beets 1 2 

Buckwheat 119 193 

Corn 1,528 14,462 

Hay 22,196 21,080 

Rutabagas 87 116 

Speltz 463 324 

Sorghum 49 43 

Sugar beets 11 23 

Total .S0,078 71,518 



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in the homes of Anoka County. In many ways these 
days were harder for those at home than for the 
men on the battle front, for the latter had the ex- 
citement of the moment and the exaltation of battle 
to keep them going, while the former could merely 
work hard and give of what they had to help in the 
great battle for justice and liberty and right. 

It was with these things in mind that this tribute 
to both the home folks and the men at arms was 
written: 

THE RIGHT TO SING "AMERICA" 

The neighbors came 

To an humble home 

To mourn the soldier dead — 

A lad who fell 

In a Flanders fight, 

And they came with fear and dread. 

The neighbors knew 
That the old man's heart 



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Had bothered him of late, 

And also knew 

That the mother too 

Had, indeed, not felt first rate. 

The neighbors feared 

That the dreadful news 

Might strike the old folks down. 

So they dropped in 

Just to sympathize 

And help by being aroun'. 

The old folks sat 

In their rocking chairs 

With a smile of sweet content. 

The neighbors saw 

And they straightway knew 

What those sweet smiles really meant. 

The old man spoke 

To the friendly folk, 

As he clasped his good wife's hand: 

"Maybe you've come 

Here to sympathize, 

And, maybe, you understand. 

"We loved our boy, 

He's our only son. 

The one great joy we had. 

But don't expect 

Us to rail at fate 

Or appear downcast and sad. 

"It's a proud, proud day 
For his ma and pa 
That the lad has done so well. 
Though hearts may yearn 
O'er the bloody spot 
Where our dear soldier fell. 

"He gave his life 
For his country's flag. 
He proved himself a man. 
And it's good to feel 
That he stood the test 
Of a real American. 

"And when folks sing 

'America' 

Or that mighty 'Battle Hymn' 

We will feel that we 

Have a right to rise 

And sing those songs for him." 



August 23rd a Red Cross benefit was given at the 
Stadium in which the following people took part: 
Mrs. Ruth LaPlant Reid, Mrs. J. S. Lawson, 
Lora Lee Chase, Marian Carlson, Mildred Nelson, 
Ann DeLong, Cathleen Kranhold, Jeanette McGaffey, 
lone Griffin, George DeLong, Philip Erlander, 
Gladi^s Goodnough, Lucie Lawson, Billie Van Vliet, 
Gertrude Bard, Jennie Lindman, Marie Bergeson, 
Ivy M'cGlaughlin, Bernice Ehlen, Effie Peterson, 
Marlys Leister, Alice Goodrich, Marian Powell, ]\Iiss 
Storm, Miss Shaw, Fay Foster, Ora Blanchard, 
Catherine Hilliard. Mariorie Akin, Idella Ferguson, 
Dorothy Bond, Alia Humphrey, Harriet Carlson, 
Bernice McGaffey. Ellen Donnelly, Hannah Ward, 
Miss Gow, Mrs. G. H. Wyman, Charles M. Holt, 
Miss Elizabeth Girard Kennedy, Miss Mary Manion, 

Word was received that Philip Domler was 
wounded in the leg. 

Memorial services were held at Elk River for 
Private Leo McBride, who lived in Anoka just 
previous to enlisting, on August 13th. He died in 
France from wounds received in action. 

Frank H. Koos, of Anoka, was commissioned Cap- 
tain in the 12th Battalion, M'HG, and assigned to 



the command of the Headquarters company. Fifty- 
one members of the Home Guard band met at Lake 
George on August 18th to rehearse. F. E. Till- 
burg donated the pavilion, lunch and cigars for the 
men. Band men were present from Cambridge, 
Braham, St. Francis, Elk River, Columbia Heights, 
and an afternoon concert was given. 

The following registrants left for Camp Wads- 
worth, S. C. on August 21st to replace rejected 
registrants: 

Claud Barrett, Anoka, R. 3 
Ernest Fred Dahlberg. Wyoming, R. i 
Wm. Adam Goltsch, Cedar, R. i 
Albert David Soderquist, Cedar 
Arthur Floyd Cable, Cedar 
Edward Gerhard Lien, Cedar, R. i 
Oscar Theo. Livgard, Constance 
Allan Sigard Peterson, Constance 

The following registrant left for Jefferson barracks, Mo., on 
August 2 1 St to complete the quota from this county. 
Frank N. Kelly, St. Paul 

The following registrants left for Camp Wadsworth, S. C, 
on August 28th. 

Edward A. Leistico, Elk River, R. 3 
Albert Walter Peterson, Anoka 
Edward Louis Anderson, Forest Lake. R. 3 
Fred August Schulke, Elk River 

Fourteen registrants entrained for Camp Grant, Illinois, on 
August 28th. 
Bert Stanley Sulness. Constance 



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Ernest Swanson, Wyoming 
Lloyd McCann, Anoka, Rt. i 
Harry Andrew Hansen, Forest Lake 
Leonard Henry Breyen, Anoka, R. i 
Earl Frederick .Allquist, Stacy 
Fred William Mattutat, Bethel, R. 2 
Roy Allen Starkey, Cedar 
Erwin Victor Peterson, Wyoming 
Ernest William Westlund, Stacy 
Theodore Anderson, Wyoming 
Victor L. B. Nybelin, Constance 
Melvin Gillund, Constance 
Fred Elmer Norquist, Wyoming 

The following limited service men entrained for Camp Dodge 
on August 30th. 
John Daniel Callahan, Anoka 
Amos West, Anoka 
Walter Hansen, Fridley 



Serial 
No. 



REGISTRATION AUGUST 24th, igiS 
Name. Address. 



122 Stover, William Francis, 3804 Jackson, St. N. E., 

Heights, Minn. 

108 Kafka, Jacob Edward, Hugo, Minn.. R. i 

113 O'Hern, Roy Peter, Fridley, Minn., R. i 

114 Phancenek. Paul Peter. 5101 6th St. N. E., 

Heights, Minn. 

119 .Sandey, Clifford Eugene, Bethel. Minn., R. 2 
112 Norling, Herman A., Bethel, Minn., R. 2 

107 Holmquist, Elmer Oscar, Wyoming, Minn., R. 

123 Wallin, Frank Wilger, Gunnar. Anoka. Minn., R, 

120 Skoglund. August. Constance, Minn., R. i 

116 Rootes, Charles F., Elk River, Minn., R. 3 

103 Castle, Rolland Waldo, Anoka, Minn 
no Lindgren, Carl Gustaye, Constance, Minn. 

104 Erickson, Elmer Daniel, Constance, Minn. 

124 Walton, Guy j\Ialvin, Anoka, Minn.. R. 2 
106 Green, Harold Rouswell, Bethel, Minn. 

Ill Nelson, Gotfred Emanuel, Constance, Minn., R. i 

115 Rehbeine, Emil Louis, New Brighton, Minn., R. 

109 Kammer, George Joseph, Hugo, Minn., R. i 

117 Roush, Wendell Ralph, Forest Lake, Jlinn., R. 3 

105 Green, Joe Patrick, Cedar, Minn., R. i 

121 Stevens," Akeley Lindsay, Anoka, Minn. 

118 Sanders, Stuart David, Bethel, Minn., R. i 



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One colored registrant, James Harris, Anoka, entrained for 
Camp Dodge, Iowa on September ist. 

The following registrants entrained for Camp Grant, Rockford, 
Illinois, during the four day period ending September 6th, 1918. 
Harry Leonard Lundberg, Constance 
Carl F. Johnson, Constance 
Gilbert Ingwald Swanson. Anoka 
Arthur Andrew Mueller, Elk River, R. 3 

Vasco Estin Walton, 4108 Jefferson St. N. E., Columbia Heights 
Joseph Leo Faherty, Anoka 
Keith Melvile Ferguson, Bethel, R. 2 
George William Burman, Cedar, R. i 
Parker Forest Pinney, Anoka, R. 2 
William Albert Luthi, Anoka, R. 2 

The following two registrants left for the same camp for 
limited service: 

Clarence Scudder, 909 Gould Ave., Columbia Heights 
Emery Dejarlais, Anoka 

The Federal Fuel Administration made a request 
that automobiles, driven for pleasure only, be kept 
in the garage each Sunday for a month or two 
in order to conserve gasoline of which it was claimed 
that there was a danger of a shortage. The request 
seemed strange to many — as strange as the closing 
down of business the previous January in order 
to save coal of which there afterwards appears 
never to have been a shortage — a real shortage. 
But the people readily responded to the request 



City of Anoka, 1st ward, W. E. Bates, chief regis- 
trar; H. C. Tartt, John Dunn, assistant registrars. 

City of Anoka, 2nd ward, Theodore Blanchette; 
Selden McGaffey, A. A. Hilton. 

City of Anoka, 3rd ward, J. C. Erlander; William 
Bean, Leo Ward. 

Town of Anoka, M. E. Dunn; Ed. J. Greenlund. 

Town of Bethel, J. H. Cooper; J. W. Martin, G. W. 
Wyatt. 

Village of Bethel, C. E. Ledin, Jr. 

Town of Blaine, John A. Olson; Adolph Tillong. 

Town of Burns, Ole Hovind; Oscar Paulson, D. E. 
Shannon. 

Town of Centerville, E. J. Houle; Jos. H. Pelo- 
quin, John Leibel. 

Village of Centerville, Joseph N. LaMotte; Eugene 
O. Peltier. 

Village of Columbia Heights, Jacob N. Thull. 

Town of Columbus, Frank A. Boehm; H. L. Bar- 
rott, Matthew Wm. Hansen. 

Town of Fridley, J. B. Ryberg; Thos. Coleman. 

Town of Grow, A. L. French; W. J. Lapham. 

Town of Ham Lake, Hartwell Olson; Fredolph 
Vanstrum. 



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even though it was irritating to note that it applied 
only to the territory east of the Mississippi River. 

Early in the day Chief Haley, with a generous 
supply of yellow cards, stationed himself at the 
junction of main and Ferry Streets and halted every 
passing auto, took the number of the car and gave 
to the driver a duplicate card which read: "License 

No. , Anoka, Minnesota, September 1st, 1918. 

A duplicate of this card will be placed in the office 
of the Minnesota Commission of Public Safety as a 
record of your patriotism. Are you an American 
or a Hun?" 

The reception of the "yellow cards" by the vari- 
ous drivers of the cars were decidedly amusing, 
some were peeved, some grouched and others dis- 
mayed, various excuses were made for their seem- 
ing disloyalty. 

Private Gaylord Leach, son of a former pastor 
of the Baptist church, was killed in action in France 
July 31st. 

Preparations were under way for the registration 
of the men between eighteen and forty-five, inclu- 
sive. September 12th was the date set for this 
registration and these are the men selected to record 
the man power of the county on that occasion: 



Town of Linwood, S. C. Broadbent; Stillman 
Holden. 

Town of Oak Grove, Joseph B. Gallagher; Archie 
Butts, Wm. Sims. 

Town of Ramsey, J. V. Overbaugh; Henry Wilson, 
Walter Bradley. 

Town of St. Francis, Robert E. Leathers; W. H. 
Robinson. 

September 13th there was another Red Cross 
concert arranged by Mrs. J. S. Lawson, with Henry 
J. Williams, Mrs. S. H. Morse, S. H. Morse, on the 
program. 

Mrs. A. E. Giddings, city chairman of the Woman's 
Council of National Defense, called upon all women 
engaged in all occupations except teaching and 
household work to register on September 21st or 
22nd in order to furnish data for the use of the 
Red Cross and Public Safety Commission. 

September 12th was a great day in Anoka County 
when the old duffers and the kids were given a 
chance to register for service in exterminating the 
Huns. There were mighty few, if any, men who 
were allowed to register, who did not do so. Indeed, 
the registration was so much larger than expected 
that many precincts called for additional supplies 
long before the day was over. 



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Here is a summary of the registrations: 

First ward 115 

Second ward 95 

Third ward 98 

Town of Anoka 59 

Town of Bethel 86 

Village of Bethel 26 

Town of Blaine 66 

Town of Burns 99 

Town of Centerville 81 

Village of Centerville 21 

Village of Columbia Heights 363 

Town of Columbus 53 

Town of Fridley 71 

Town of Grow 63 

Town of Ham Lake 58 

Town of Lfinwood 46 

Town of Oak Grove 73 

Town of Ramsey 67 

Town of St. Francis 69 

Late cards 16 

Total 1614 

Native born 1177 

Naturalized citizens 148 

Citizens by father's naturalization before regis- 
trant's majority 74 

Declarants 150 

Non-declarants ► 65 

And here is a complete list of the men who regis- 
tered: 

LIST OF PERSONS WHOSE REGISTRATION CARDS ARE 
IN THE POSSESSION OF THIS LOCAL BOARD 



13 

24 

31 

88 

114 

I 

52 



98 

40 

22 
65 
32 

77 
41 
35 
91 

107 
17 
67 

no 
54 
15 
66 
26 
7 
71 
75 
87 
86 
28 

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97 
99 
10 
5 
30 

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46 
27 
20 
90 
29 

106 



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72 

4 

108 

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CITY OF ANOKA— FIRST WARD 
Amick, Hugh, Anoka, Minn. 
Anderson, Rudolph Edwall, Anoka, Minn. 
Bates, William Edwin, Anoka, Minn. 
Bellows, Charles Harold, Anoka, Minn. 
Bergaus, William, Anoka, Minn. 
Blanchard. William Amos, Anoka, Minn. 
Blesi, Nicholas, Anoka, Minn. 
Bourgeois, Louis Ferdinand, Anoka, Minn. 
Brigham, Charles Oliver, Anoka, Minn. 
Brooks, .Tesse G., Anoka, Minn. 
Brown, Charlie Whitfurd, Anoka, Minn. 
Bruns, Ralph Harry, Anoka, Minn. 
Caine, Arthur Tubal, Anoka, Minn. 
Card, George Henry, Anoka, Minn. 
Carlson, Hanphen Henry, Anoka, Minn. 
Caswell, Dwight Woodbury. Anoka, Minn. 
Chase, Roe Giddings, Anoka, Mitin. 
Chase, Archie Wilbur, Anoka, Minn. 
Chase, Ross Willard, Anoka, Minn. 
Chambers, Selah Sears, Anoka, Minn. 
Clark, Herman Guy, Anoka, Minn. 
Clark, Ernest Roy. Anoka, Minn. 
Cloutier, Joseph, Anoka, Minn. 
Cooper, Elva Henry, Anoka, Minn. 
Dahlgren, John B., Anoka, Minn. 
Dahlheimer, Geo. John, Anoka, Minn. 
Daniels, Austin Walter, Anoka, Minn. 
Deschaine, Meddie, Anoka, Minn. 
Dechaine, Joseph Octav, Anoka, Minn. 
Dechaine, Peter Joseph, Anoka, Minn. 
Dechaine, Leo Joseph, Anoka, Minn. 
Donnelly, Roger Joseph, Anoka, Minn. 
Doty, Clinton Alfred, Anoka, Minn. 
Drewett, Fred Gordon, Anoka, Minn. 
Durant, William Joseph, Anoka, Minn. 
Eberley, William Tobias, Anoka, Minn. 
Ebner, Ferdinand Henry, Anoka, Minn. 
Eggen, Ole Gunder, Anoka, Minn. 
French, James Edward, Anoka, Minn. 
Gardinier, Geo. Murray, Anoka, Minn. 
Green, Geo. Woodbudge, Anoka, Minn. 
Griffin, Wm. Louis, Anoka, Minn. 
Griffin, Wm. John, Anoka, Minn. 
Gustofson, Ernest Bernard, Anoka, Minn. 
Hagaman, George Ketchan, Anoka, Minn. 
Hall, Elmer Franklin, Anoka, Minn. 
Hamlin, Earl Mansfield, Anoka, Minn. 
Hanson, Martin Fred, Anoka, Minn. 
Harmon, Thomas Edward, Anoka, Minn. 
Harmon, Robert, Anoka, Minn. 
Hennicke, Louis Fredrick, Anoka, Minn. 
Hibbard, James LeRoy, Anoka, Minn. 
Jacobs, Geo. Leroy, Anoka, Minn. 
Johnson, Edwin Carl. Anoka, Minn. 
Johnson, Nels Albert, Anoka, Minn. 
Kaufman, Benjamin, Anoka. Minn. 
Kanrath, William, Anoka, Minn. 



16 Kernan, Daniel Pearl, Anoka, Minn. 

61 Krause, August Gus, Anoka, Minn. 
70 Langer, Herman Jacob, Anoka, Minn. 

95 Lape, Charles, Anoka, Minn. 

102 Lewis, Geo. Thomas, Anoka, Minn. 

39 Lindsay, Geo. Woodbury, Anoka, Minn. 

74 Lydick, Glen Harris, Anoka, Minn. 

37 Martin, William Piatt, Anoka, Minn. 

93 Melloh, Albert Henry, Anoka, Minn. 
50 Meyer, Frank Roy Otto, Anoka, Minn. 

94 McKuhn, Thomas, Anoka, Minn. 

12 McLaughlin, Leonard Rufus, Anoka, Minn. 

64 McLaughlin, Benjamin Franklin, Anoka, Minn. 

14 McMahon, Gus William, Anoka, Minn. 

42 Nelson, Oscar Martin, Anoka, Minn. 

57 Nelson, Oscar Bert, Anoka, Minn. 

82 O'Connor, James Sumner, Anoka, Minn. 

81 Olson, Peter, Anoka, Minn. 

58 Olson, Louis, Anoka. Minn. 

100 Palmer, Robert Garfield, Anoka, Minn. 

103 Peterson, Oscar Wm., Anoka, Minn. 

96 Phillips, Ernest Elmer, Anoka, Minn. 

1 1 1 Pinney, Arthur Washburn, Anoka, Minn. 
56 Plummer, Fred Augustine, Anoka, Minn. 
48 Poole, William Henry, Anoka, Minn. 

38 Pratt, Fred, Anoka, Minn. 

113 Pratt, Geo. William, Anoka. Minn. 

89 Pusch, Henry, Anoka, Minn. 

18 Raze, Floyd Dalton, Anoka, Minn. 

78 Reynolds. Clifford Myron, Anoka, Minn. 

104 Rhyme, Fred William, Anoka, Minn. 
80 Richardson, Donald R., Anoka, Minn. 

112 Robbins. Silas Edwin, Anoka, Minn. 
23 Roche, James Henry, Anoka, Minn. 

43 Salter, Frank Longfellow, Anoka, Minn. 

68 Schmoldt, Charley, Anoka, Minn. 

84 Schwartzman, Max, Anoka, Minn. 
92 Scribner, Donald Jay, Anoka, Minn. 
63 Skoog, Fridolf Emanual. Anoka, Minn. 

19 Smith, Edward Henry, Anoka, Minn. 
.■;i Smith, Webster Roy, Anoka, Minn. 
55 Smith, Joseph, Anoka, Minn. 

76 Smith, "Clifford Carold, Anoka, Minn. 

85 Smith, Keith Edmund, Anoka, Minn. 
47 Speed, Charles Eugene, Anoka, Minn. 

79 Spencer, Guy LeRoy, Anoka, Minn. 

45 Springer, Raymond Delnois Norris, Anoka, Minn. 

25 Swanson, Marshall William, Anoka, Minn. 

60 Swanson, Elmer Forrest, Anoka, Minn. 

59 Tighe, Hugh Stewart, Anoka, Minn. 

33 Tubias, Louis Lawrence, Anoka, iVIinn. 
53 Violet, Lawrence Louis, Anoka, Minn. 

34 Weiskopp, Joseph, Anoka, Minn. 

69 Wells, Otto William, Anoka, Minn. 

6 Wennerlund, Erick George, Anoka, Minn. 

62 Wilkinson, Walter, Anoka, Minn. 

73 Wuest, Thaddeus Paul, Anoka, Minn. 

36 Zimmerman, Mathew, Anoka, Minn. 

CITY OF ANOKA— SECOND WARD 

129 Alfs, John William, Anoka, Minn. 
122 Bates, Solomon Sewel, Anoka, Minn. 
124 Berg, Lawrence Berg, Anoka, Minn. 

201 Billings, Geo. Henry, Anoka, Minn. 
178 Bittner, Leo John, Anoka. Minn. 

168 Blewett, John Lester, Anoka, Minn. 

182 Bowers, Walter Donald, Anoka, Minn. 
167 Bowers, Frederick John, Anoka, Minn. 
128 Bullard, Edgar Arad, Anoka, Minn. 

191 Bungaard, Louis, Anoka, Minn. 

187 Brewer, Beryl Olive, Anoka, Minn. « 

206 Butler, Edward Hugh, Anoka, Minn. 

174 Campbell, Kenneth Wm., Anoka, Minn. 

138 Carlson, Henry, Anoka, Minn. 

202 Chase, Raymond Park, Anoka, Minn. 
131 Colburn, Carl Blair, Anoka, Minn. 
180 Crawford, Boyd John, Anoka, Minn. 

169 Dallman, Arthur E., Anoka, Minn. 

139 Dallman, John James, Anoka, Minn. 
209 DeLong, Frank Leo. Anoka, Minn. 

199 Dejarlais, Frank Wm., Anoka, Minn. 

193 Divilbiss, Bert. Anoka, Minn. 

176 Early, Leland Edward, Anoka, Minn. 

130 Fairbanks, Geo. H., Anoka, Minn. 
117 Fairbanks, Paul Albert, Anoka, Minn. 
157 Granfield, Joseph Thos., Anoka, Minn. 
i8r Green, Harold Vincient, Anoka, Minn. 

121 Greenfield, Clarence Sherwood, Anoka, Minn. 

120 Haller, John William, Anoka. Minn. 

189 Hansen, August Cornelious, Anoka, Minn. 

152 Harrington, Frank Albert, Anoka, Minn. 

183 Harrington, Horace Adelbert, Anoka, Minn. 

175 Holden, Clarence Arthur, Anoka, Minn. 

200 Holmes, Clayton Orlando, Anoka, Minn. 
149 Holmes, William, Anoka, Minn. 

142 Howell, Charles Henry, Anoka, Minn. 

172 Howell, Ralph Ausburn, Anoka, Minn. 

194 Howell, Walter Harry, Anoka, Minn. 

203 Hyatt, Geo. Stoneman, Anoka. Minn. 
119 Imman, John, Anoka. Minn. 

204 Jackson, Norman Leslie, Anoka, Minn. 
151 Jackson, John Frederick, Anoka, Minn. 
198 Jappas, Geo. D., Anoka, Minn. 



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162 
163 
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170 
146 
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150 
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184 
132 
207 
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208 
127 
165 
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141 
116 
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126 
123 
179 
190 
155 
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144 

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238 
267 
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271 
293 
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257 
220 
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296 
235 
218 
214 
302 
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249 
277 
246 
300 
258 
261 
232 
229 
225 
308 
288 
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286 
259 
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260 
306 
242 



Johnson, Martin A., Anoka, Minn. 
Kelsey, Lester, Anoka, Minn. 
Knibbe, Herman Edwin, Anoka, Minn. 
Koos, Hermann Frank, Anoka, Minn. 
Kranhold. Arno Alex, Anoka, Minn. 
Lahn, Richard James, Anoka, Minn. 
Larson, Wallace William, Anoka, Minn. 
Lehn, Joseph Frank, Anoka, Minn. 
Logan, Gordon Grant, Anoka, Minn. 
Lynch, Frank, Anoka, Minn. 
Lynn, Frank Robert, Anoka, Minn. 
Lytle, John LeRoy, Anoka, Minn. 
Melberg, John Larce, Anoka, Minn. 
Mero, Edward Curtis, Anoka, Minn. 
Mertens, Charles Conrad. Anoka, Minn. 
Midwood, Geo. Lyman T., Anoka, Minn. 
Miller, Oliver Hayes, Anoka, Minn. 
Miller, Eben Edwin, Anoka, Minn. 
Moberg, Nicholas Peter. Anoka, Minn. 
Moline, Willie, Anoka, Minn. 
Morse, Newton Arthur, Anoka, Minn. 
McDaniel, Wilmer Rex, Anoka, Minn. 
McDonald, Harry Harold, Anoka, Minn. 
Mclntyre, Floyd Charles, Anoka, Minn. 
McNamara, William James, Anoka, Minn. 
Norell, Gustave Erick, Anoka, Minn. 
Olson, Emanuel, Anoka. Minn. 
Penney, Irwin Weber, Anoka, Minn. 
Peterson, Andrew Peter, Anoka, Minn. 
Powers, Michael. Anoka, Minn. 
Raney, Clayton Francis, Anoka, Minn. 
Reed, Arthur Lathrop, Anoka, Minn. 
Reeves, Eldon Lorenzo, Anoka, Minn. 
Renslow, Fred Horace, Anoka, Minn. 
Rogers, Frank Sabine, Anoka, Minn. 
Rohne, James DePui, Anoka, Minn. 
Russell, Aubrey Herbert, Anoka. Minn. 
Sanchez, Theodore Francis, Anoka, Minn. 
Sellers, Joe Charles Wjn., Anoka, Minn. 
Shaw, Dexter West. Anoka, Minn. 
Smith, Arthur Lee, Anoka, Minn. 
Smith, Henry G.. Anoka, Minn. 
Steidl, Albert Frank, Anoka. Minn. 
Stewart, Harry Fred, Anoka, Minn. 
Tarbox, Karl Bernard, Anoka, Minn. 
Thomas, Frank Eugene, Anoka, Minn. 
Thompson, Gilbert, Anoka. Minn. 
Timmons, Albert W., Anoka, Minn. 
Timmons, John, Anoka, Minn. 
Van Campen, Homer Abram, Anoka, Minn. 
Veidt, Henry Eugene, Anoka, Minn. 
Zubulake, Peter D., Anoka, Minn. 

CITY OF ANOKA— THIRD WARD 

Anderson, Harold Gueine, Anoka, Minn. 
Aye, Henry Peter, Anoka, Minn. 
Babcock, Edmund Page, Anoka, Minn. 
Babcock, Forrest Edmund, Anoka, Minn. 
Babcock, Mahlon Jameson, Anoka, Minn. 
Beasecker, Vernon Cleveland, Anoka, Minn. 
Bjorlin, Fred, Anoka, Minn. 
Brandell, Ernest Roderick, Anoka, Minn. 
Brooks, Arthur James, Anoka, Minn. 
Case, Herman Clififord, Anoka, Minn. 
Chamberlain, Paul Wilson, Anoka, Minn. 
Childs, Jess Albert, Anoka, Minn. 
Coleman, John Patrick, Anoka, Minn. 
Coleman, Thomas Edward, Anoka, Minn. 
Coulter, Frank John, Anoka, Minn. 
Dechaine, Joseph X., Anoka, Minn. 
DeLone, Scott Hauxhurst, Anoka, Minn. 
Dowdell, Arthur Hill, Anoka, Minn. 
Erickson, Erick Gustaf, Anoka. Minn. 
Ersin, Harold Osmar, Anoka, Minn. 
Euckert Fred Albert, Anoka, Minn. 
Ferron, Royal John, Anoka, Minn. 
Field, Kenneth Earl, Anoka, Minn. 
Fitzsimmons, George Henry, Anoka, Minn. 
Frauman, Arthur Charlie. Anoka. Minn. 
Frauman, George Wesley, Anoka, Minn. 
Freeburg, John William, Anoka, Minn. 
French, Lynn Joseph, Anoka, Minn. 
Giesea, Robert William, Anoka, Minn. 
Gorman, Thomas Francis, Anoka, Minn. 
Gustofson, Frank, Anoka, Minn. 
Hadlock, Nelson James, Anoka, Minn. 
Hindrichs, Albert Joseph, Anoka. Minn. 
Humphreys, Merl George, Anoka, Minn. 
Hunter, Forest H., Anoka, Minn, 
Hunter, Jesse Albert, Anoka, Minn. 
Jedlika, George, Anoka, Minn. 
Jenkins, George Williams, Anoka, Minn. 
Jenkins, William Lee, Anoka, Minn. 
Tesper.son, Jesper B., Anoka, Minn. 
Johnson, Axel. Anoka, Minn. 
Johnson, Axel Rudolph, Anoka, Minn, 
Johnson, Charles Henry, Anoka, Minn. 
Johnson, Frans Ludvig, Anoka, Minn. 
Johnson. Fridolph Eugene, Anoka. Minn. 
Johnson, Swan Julius, Anoka, Minn. 
Kelly, Alex. Anoka, Minn. 
Koehler, Herman Henry, Anoka, Minn. 



231 Lang, Archie Francis, Anoka. Minn. 

217 Larkin, John Fred, Anoka, Minn. 

273 Larson, Charles August, Anoka. Minn. 

268 Lindman, Albin, Anoka, Minn. 

279 Lindman, Harry, Anoka, Minn. 

251 McArdle, George Stephen, Anoka, Minn. 
244 McCarthy, Daniel Francis, Anoka, Minn. 

254 McCall, James Lee, Anoka, Minn. 

287 McGaffey, Lester Baring, Anoka, Minn. 
234 McGraw, Arthur Thomas, Anoka, Minn. 

262 Malm, Carl, Anoka, Minn. 

289 Mitchell, Thomas Joseph, Anoka, Minn. 
292 Miller, George Guy, Anoka, Minn. 
216 Miller, Otto Henry, Anoka, Minn. 

280 Moline, Earl Warren. Anoka, Minn. 
250 Morrill, George Byron, Anoka, Minn. 

269 Morrill, Harold Hare, Anoka, Minn. 
266 Moore, Wallace McKinzey, Anoka, Minn. 
278 Moline, George William, Anoka, Minn. 
298 Nelson, Lars Gust, Anoka, Minn. 

255 Nelson, Theodore A. E., Anoka, Minn. 

247 Ohsman, Andrew Anderson, Anoka, Minn. 
219 Olson, Charles 'William, Anoka, Minn. 

239 Olson, Emil Arthur, Anoka, Minn. 
228 Osman, Ole Rasmus, Anoka, Minn. 

263 Olson, Elmer Wallace, Anoka, Minn. 

264 Pearson, Luther Vivian, Anoka, Minn. 

236 Peterson, Andrew B., Anoka, Minn. 
227 Peterson, Gus, Anoka, Minn. 

294 Peterson, John Norman, Anoka, Minn. 

248 Petersen, William John, Anoka, Minn. 
282 Peterson, Wallace Helmer, Anoka, Minn. 
215 Powell, Zene Alfred, Anoka, Minn. 

223 Ragnvald, John Peter, Anoka, Minn. 
221 Reynold, \Valter, Anoka, Minn. 

243 Richards, Martin James, Anoka, Minn. 

281 Ridge, Joseph Edmund, Anoka, Minn. 
276 Robbins, Frank Orlando, Anoka, Minn. 
230 Rostberg, Emil, Anoka, Minn. 

284 Rydquist, Richard Rainard, Anoka, Minn. 
212 Sherman, Valentine, Anoka, Minn. 

256 Swanson, Oscar, Anoka. Minn. 

240 Sward, Theodore Mangues, Anoka, Minn. 

241 Thayer. Denzil Wright, Anoka, Minn. 

285 Turnquist, Edward Andrew, Anoka, Minn. 
245 Turnquist, John Emil, Anoka, Minn. 

224 Ward, John Edward, Anoka, Minn. 

237 Ward, William Leo, Anoka, Minn. 

265 Wells. Cecil Gale, Anoka, Minn. 

211 Youngquist, George Oscar, Anoka, Minn. 

TOWiV OF ANOKA 

366 Augusten, Alfred, Anoka, Minn. 

346 Augusten, John Edwin, Anoka, ilinn. 
326 Albricht, Otto Alb,, Anoka, Minn. 
315 Anderson, Reuben Peter, Anoka. Minn. 

352 Bailey. Fred Robert, Anoka, Minn. 

349 Butler. Clinton C Anoka, Minn. 
339 Briere, William Joseph. Anoka, Minn. 

330 Beckenbach, William Fridrick, Anoka, Minn. 

322 Butcher, John Willis, Anoka, Minn. 
321 Butler, Willard C. Anoka, Minn. 

311 Bergeron, Earl Stanley, Anoka, Minn. 

365 Cook, Benjamin, Anoka, Minn. 

350 Cilley, Andrew Gage, Anoka, Minn. 

332 Christensen, Earl Russell, Anoka, Minn. 

353 Dougherty. Charles Edward, Anoka, Minn. 
345 Dunn, Martin Edward, Anoka, Minn. 

323 Emerson, Joseph, Anoka. Minn. 

354 Freeberg, Gust, Anoka, Minn. 

358 Garland, Thomas Marhoff. Fridley, Minn. 
348 Goodman, Maurice Vernon, Anoka, Minn. 

336 Goodrich, Guy Earl, Anoka, Minn. 

319 Gustaf son, Oscar William, Anoka. Jlinn. 

356 Hedtke, George Carl, Anoka, Minn. 
338 Hodson. Roy T.. Anoka, Minn. 

355 Ives, Samuel, Anoka. Minn. 

360 Johnson, Conrad Todar, Minneapolis, Minn. 

357 Jorgensen, Christ, Champlin, Minn. 

331 Kopelke, Fred Henry, Anoka. Minn. 
318 Kienow, Erwin Clifford, Anoka, Minn. 
317 Kress. Leo Lucy. Anoka, Minn, 

309 Lasker, John Henry, Anoka, Minn. 
364 Lanf, Harvey Morden, Anoka, Minn. 

362 Lewis, Ulysses Grant, Anoka, Minn. 

361 Loss. Joseph, Stratferd, Wis. 

347 Lasker, John M., Anoka, Minn. 
328 Larson, Charles John, Anoka, Minn, 

310 Masley. Proxie Sam, Anoka. Minn. 

344 Mav Benjamin Chapman. Anoka, Minn. 

343 McNally, George Magnus, Anoka, Minn. 

359 Nonos, Mike, Anoka, Minn. 

337 Nielsen, Hans, Fridley, Minn. 

335 Normandin, Simon Lewis, Anoka, Minn. 

367 Olson, Olaf, Anoka, Minn. 

324 Peterson, Lorie A., Fridley, Minn. 
312 Peterson, O. Clarence, Anoka, Minn. 

363 Roberts, Richard P,, Anoka, Minn. 
351 Slyter, Frank N,. Anoka. Minn, 
342 Sanders, Louis P., Anoka, Minn. 
341 Shattuck, Willis W., Anoka. Minn. 

325 Stcnquist, Julius P., Anoka, Minn. 



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413 
423 
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394 
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444 
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370 
391 
445 
436 
451 
395 
376 
429 
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399 
375 
390 
450 
377 
448 
415 
424 
398 
438 
379 
408 
412 
388 
373 
373 
369 
389 
421 
430 
422 
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441 
414 
432 
409 
371 
380 
447 
419 
428 
418 
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386 
443 
411 
396 
368 
393 
449 
381 

431 
372 
453 
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410 
406 
397 
442 
401 
404 
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378 
374 
420 
402 
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468 
478 



Shore, Daniel Ed., Anoka, Minn. 
Scott, Myron Leon, Anoka, Minn. 
Smith, Geo. Henry, Anoka, Minn. 
Tigue, William C, Anoka. Minn. 
Vandecar, Howard J., Anoka, Minn. 
Worcester, Clarence L., Anoka, Minn. 
Wickham, Wm. T., Anoka, Minn. 
Waldeen, Iver, Anoka, Minn. 
Zarnke, Rudolph A., Anoka, Minn. 

TOWN OF BETHEL 

Anderson, Albert Leonard, Wyoming, Minn. 
Anderson, Carl John, Wyoming, Minn. 
Anderson, George William, Wyoming, Minn. 
Anderson, Gustaf Edwin, Cedar, Minn. 
Anderson, Henry Ludvick, Wyoming, Minn. 
Baker, Lesley James, Bethel, Minn. 
Bathurst, Henry Clyde, Ridgeland, Wis. 
Bathurst, William George, Ridgeland, Wis. 
Beckman. Fred Nicholas, Cedar, Minn. 
Beckman, Gilbert Nicholas, Cedar, Minn. 
Benditzki, Emil Charles, Bethel, Minn. 
Benditzki, Henry, Bethel, Minn. 
Berndt, Charles Frederick, Cedar, Minn. 
Brissett, Henry George, Bethel, Minn. 
Broadbent, Sanford Joseph, Cedar, Minn. 
Broadbent, Sidney Arthur. Cedar, Minn. 
Brown, Ernest Frederick, Cedar, Minn. 
Buck, Harley H., Cedar, Minn. 
Carlson, Axel Wilhelm, Cedar, Minn. 
Cochran, Charles Emet, Bethel, Minn. 
Cooper, Stephen James, Bethel, Minn. 
Cooper, William Guy, Bethel, Minn 
Corlin, Carl, Cedar, Minn. 
Grace, Hamm Boone, Bethel, Minn. 
Dahl, Oscar Elmer, Minneapolis, Minn. 
Danielson, Fritz Warner, Cedar, Minn. 
Dougherty, Sidney William, Cedar, Minn. 
Day, William Obed, Cedar, Minn. 
Dean, Arthur Sootheran, Minneapolis, Minn. 
Ekfelt, Emil William. Bethel Minn. 
Engquist, Gustaf Adolph, Bethel, Minn. 
Erickson, Otto, Cedar, Minn. 
Gardner, Franklin Augustas, Cedar, Minn. 
Gedney, Roy Barrett, Cedar. Minn. 
Gonzales, Harry Geo. Leopold, Bethel, Minn. 
Grandy, Edmond Elen, Bethel, Minn. 
Haaheim, Edmond Ellingson, Bethel, Minn. 
Henrikson, Carl Gustave, Cedar. Minn. 
Higgins, Wesley Pearl, Bethel, Minn. 
Holmquist, John Emil, Wyoming, Minn. 
Howe, Elmer Ira, Cedar, Minn. 
Howe, Henry Everet, Cedar, Minn. 
Hughes, Earl Everett, Bethel, Minn. 
Fenderson, Howard, Lincoln, Cedar, Minn. 
Floyd, Harry Vincent, Wyoming, Minn. 
Jackson, Arthur Edwin, Wyoming, Minn. 
Johnson, John Emil, Wyoming, Minn. 
Johnson, Frank, Cedar, Minn. 
Johnson, George, Bethel, Minn. 
Johnson, Henry Levien, Wyoming, Minn. 
Laws, Lewis Arthur, Cedar, Minn. 
Lind, Arthur, Wyoming, Minn. 
Lind, August Wilhelm, Wyoming, Minn. 
Lind, Charlie Johan, Wyoming, Minn. 
Lind, Edward, Cedar, Minn. 
Martin, Clifford Harwood, Cedar, Minn. 
Mickelson, John Michael, Bethel, Minn. 
Mickelson, Peter Simon. Bethel, Minn. 
Mitchell, Elijah Sankster, Bethel, Minn. 
Monson, Charles Ludwig, Wyoming, Minn. 
Mudget, Lawrence Howard, Bethel, Minn. 
Nelson, Carl, Cedar, Minn. 
Nordquist, Carl Edwin, Wyoming, Minn. 
Nylander, John Adolph. Cedar, Minn. 
Olson, Axel Christan, Wyoming, Minn. 
Oslund, Eric Edwin. Bethel, Minn. 
Paulson, John Edwin, Cedar, Minn. 
Pearson, Henry Adolph, Cedar, Minn. 
Peet, Merton S.. Cedar, Minn. 
Renner, Lawrence Leroy, Cedar, Minn. 
Reynolds, John Redfield, Cedar, Minn. 
Richardson, Robert Edwin. Bethel, Minn. 
Ruffeom, Clemens Burly, Bethel, Minn. 
Rytlewski, Sylvin Casimer, Cedar, Minn. 
Smith, Jonas Franklin, Cedar, Minn. 
Smith, William Henry, Bethel, Minn. 
Soderquist, Carl Gunard, Cedar, Minn. 
Stone. Ernest Nels, Cedar, Minn. 
Swanson, John Aaron, Cedar, Minn. 
Swanson, Walter, Wyoming, Minn. 
Sylvester, Geo. Irving, Cedar. Minn. 
Sylvester, Grandville P., Cedar, Minn. 
Valenta, Joseph Richard, Cedar, Minn. 
Wallin, John, Bethel, Minn. 
Wegner, Gustave Adolph, Bethel, Minn. 
White, Layton Tobias, Cedar, Minn. 

VILLAGE OF BETHEL, MINN. 

Barcelou. John, Bethel, Minn. 
Berner, Otto Herman, Bethel, Minn. 
Bodine, John William, Bethel, Minn. 



475 Briere, George Joseph, Bethel, Minn. 

459 Carlson, Otto William, Bethel, Minn 

457 Cortopassi, Amerigo, Bethel, Minn. 

461 Cummings, Henry William, Bethel, Minn. 

472 Dawson, MKton Smith, Bethel, Minn. 
456 Erickson, Nels, Bethel, Minn. 

476 Gerdin, Geprge Albert, Bethel, Minn. 
463 Haggbloom, Andrew, Bethel, Minn. 

454 Halverson, John Wilhelm, Bethel, Minn. 

462 Krona, Fred Andrew, Bethel, Minn. 

455 Lilja, John Alfred M., Bethel, Minn. 

470 Meers, Alfred Francis, Bethel, Minn. 

471 Nelson, Stiner Theodore, Bethel, Minn. 

477 Nelson, Henry Willie, Bethel, Minn. 

460 Odell, Edward Gust, Bethel. Minn. 

466 Olson, Peter Anton, Bethel, Minn. 
465 Sam, Edward, Bethel, Minn. 

469 Sam, John, Bethel, Minn. 

473 Settle, Robert Reme, Bethel, Minn. 

479 Settle, Charles Burton, Bethel, Minn. 

474 Soderstrom, Theo. Lenus, Bethel, Minn. 

458 Stockton, Asberry Wm., Bethel, Minn. 

467 Wallin, Andrew, Bethel, Minn. 

TOWN OF BLAINE, MINN. 

534 Anderson, Shelby, Anoka, Minn. 

514 Bjorkman, Albin Konrad, New Brighton, Minn. 

508 Bjorkman, Fred, New Brighton, Minn. 

519 Bragg, Robert William, New Brighton, Minn. 

491 Breyen, Herman Theo. Anoka, Minn. 

511 Canfield, Fred Lamont, Anoka, Minn. 

499 Carlson, Carl Albert, New Brighton. Minn. 

484 Carlson, Frank Oscar, Fridley, Minn. 

503 Chamberlin, Geo. Wm., Anoka, Minn. 

528 Collins, Frank Leroy, Anoka, Minn. 

482 Dahl, John, Anoka, Minn. 

518 Dahl, Karl Johan, Fridley, Minn. 

496 Ebert, Dewey Charles, Anoka. Minn. 
481 Ellis, John Effermen, Anoka, Minn. 

501 Flor, Jacob, New Brighton, Minn. 

509 Flor, John Joseph, New Brighton, Minn. 
533 Frantz, Henry Frank, Anoka, Minn. 
527 Gallager, Anthony, Anoka, Minn. 

488 Gallagher, Lawrence A., New Brighton, Minn^ 

520 Gallagher, William, Anoka, Minn. 

489 Givens, Albert Edward, Anoka, Minn. 
517 Gilland, Simon, Anoka. Minn. 

502 Gjonnes, Andrew Larson, Anoka, Minn. 

500 Greek, Fred Charles. Anoka, Minn. 

486 Hansen, Andrew, Anoka, Minn. 

535 Hanson, John R., Anoka, Minn. 
498 Husnik, Frank, New Brighton, Minn. 

483 Hayatt, Harry, Anoka, Minn. 

529 Hodgson, Frederick Wm., Anoka, Minri. 

512 Hultzman, August Joseph. Fridley, Minn. 

504 Jepson, Andrew, Anoka, Minn. 

485 Johnson, Carl August, Fridley, Minn. 

513 Johnson, Hans Christian, Fridley, Minn. 
495 Kostamo, Oscar Arthur, Fridley, Minn. 
532 Larson, John, Anoka, Minn. 

515 Lindquist, Frans August, Anoka, Minn. 
494 Lindstrom, Ragnar, Anoka, Minn. 

505 Matushak, Lewis Andrew, Anoka, Minn. 

530 Nowrocki, John, New Brighton, Minn. 

490 Olson, Oscar Andrev/, Fridley, Minn. 

492 Otte, Carl, Anoka, Minn. 

497 Petterson, Walter August, Anoka, Minn. 

516 Piringer, Frank, New Brighton, Minn. 

480 Pienkowski, Geo. Thos. Fridley, Minn. 

531 Piringer, Leo. New Brighton, Minn. 

487 Pokorny, Frank Charles, Anoka. Minn. 

493 Proft. Herbert Albert, Anoka, Minn. 

523 Screve, James, Anoka, Minn. 

524 Skiba, Thos. Theo. New Brighton, Minn. 

526 Sullivan, Patrick Thimothy, Minneapolis, Minn. 

506 Swanson, John Ben, Anoka, Minn. 
522 Swanson. Ole, Anoka, Minn. 

510 Tauer, Frank, New Brighton, Minn. 

521 Tauer, George, New Brighton, Minn. 

525 Tauer. Joe, New Brighton, Minn. 

507 Tillong, Adolph, Anoka, Minn. 

TOWN OF BURNS, MINN. 

612 Anderson, Elmer Julius, Elk River, Minn. 

631 Breyen, William Joseph, Anoka, Minn. 

629 Bergsten, Erick Daniel, Elk River, Minn. 

626 Benson, Murten Curtrick, Elk River, Minn. 

608 Bean, Donald Richard, Anoka, Minn. 

603 Berry, Lowell Reo, Elk River, Minn. 

584 Burk, Gustave, Anoka, Minn. 

570 Bernard, Prospere Emile, Elk River, Minn. 

577 Bradeen, Robert Allen. Elk River. Minn. 
542 Bryant, Charles Timothy, Anoka. Minn. 
61=; Cornelius, Herman Geo., Elk River. Minn. 
579 Clark, Thomas Alonzo, Anoka, Minn. 

578 Collins, Patrick Henry, Anoka. Minn. 
566 Collins, Frank, Anoka. Minn. 

558 Collison, Chas. E., Anoka. Minn. 

548 Cox, Geo. Edgar, Cedar, Minn. 

582 Donald, Daniel Chas., Elk River. Minn. 

576 Danner, Phillip John W., Elk River, Minn. 

571 Engbloom, Geo. William, Elk River. Minn. 



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85 



540 Engen, Nick O., Elk River, Minn. 

624 Gamm, Fred Richard, Elk River. Minn. 

622 Gorham, James Michael, Anoka, Minn. 
621 Greenberg, Albin Nelson, Elk River, Minn. 

561 Gamm, Fred John, Anoka, Minn. 

552 Gamm, William Gearhart, Elk River, Minn. 

550 Gripp, Andrew, Anoka, Minn. 

575 Ferretti, Dominick, Elk River. Minn. 

539 Eraser, John, Cedar, Minn. 

627 Hovey, Ralph Eugene, Elk River, Minn. 

595 Holzen, Chris Peter, Elk River, Minn. 
583 Hare, Alvin L., Anoka, Minn. 

560 Hare, John Ney, Anoka, Minn. 

549 Hovind, Ole. Anoka, Minn. 

541 Holzem, Mike, Elk River, Minn. 

537 Hidde, Henry August, Elk River, Minn. 

593 Iverson, John (Age 34), Elk River, Minn. 

545 Iverson, John (Age 43). Cedar, Minn. 

628 Johnson, Henry Samuel. Elk River, Minn. 
574 Johnson, Ernest, Anoka, Minn. 

556 Johnson, Carl Daniel, Anoka, Minn. 

619 Kastendick, Arthur W. D., Anoka, Minn. 
618 Kennedy, Edward Patrick. Anoka, Minn. 
614 Karkhoff, Paul Henry, Elk River, Minn. 

596 Kliewer, Gustav Julius, Elk River. Minn. 

587 Keen, John Frank, Elk River, Minn. 
573 Koehler, Paul, Anoka, Minn. 

567 Keske, Wilhelm Christ, Elk River, Minn. 
565 Kluge, Fred Carl. Elk River, Minn. 

562 Kliever, Herman Fred. Elk River, Minn. 

632 Larson, George, Cedar. Minn. 

625 Lubrecht, Ernest Geo., Elk River, Minn. 

620 Larson, John Lawrence, Cedar, Minn. 

616 Lundahl, Adolph, Elk River, Minn. 
613 Lagersen, Leif Oliver, Anoka. Minn. 

610 Leistico, Alfred Arthur. Elk River, Minn. 

609 Lubrecht, Herman Carl, Elk River, Minn. 

594 Lane, Lewis Wesley, Anoka, Minn. 

563 Lane, Ray Richard, Anoka, Minn. 

630 Mevisson, Joseph Michael, Anoka. Minn. 

607 Mevisson, Paul Joseph, Anoka, Minn. 

544 Moos, John Edward, Anoka, Minn. 

599 Mueller, Herman, Elk River, Minn. 

601 McDonald, Walter. Cedar. iVIinn. 

580 McDonald, Hugo (ieo. Cedar, Minn. 
606 Olson. Carl Helbert, Anoka, Minn. 

600 Oehmen, Peter, Anoka. Minn. 

589 Peterson, Andrew, Elk River, Minn. 

633 Rupprecht, Herman Paul G., Anoka, Minn. 
6ii Redman. Geo. Emil, Anoka, Minn. 

598 Roots, Geo. James, Anoka, Minn. 

554 Rowland, Jess, Anoka, Minn. 

553 Riddel, Henry Charles, Anoka, Minn. 

551 Roates, Joseph, Anoka, Minn. 

634 Skogquist, Oscar Berth, Anoka, Minn. 

597 Schmiege, Herman Wm., Elk River, Minn. 
592 Stromberg, Andrew, Elk River. Minn. 

581 Swanson, Gust Alfred, Anoka, Minn. 
572 Stromberg, John, Jr., Elk River, Minn, 
569 Sparre, Andrew, Elk River, Minn. 

568 Soost, Henry Fred, Elk River, Minn. 

564 Swanson. Richard Willard. Anoka, Minn. 
559 Smith, Clifford Samuel, Anoka, Minn. 

547 Schert, Rev. John Aug., Elk River. Minn. 

543 Sparre, Erick, Jr., Elk River. Minn. 

538 Smith, Marion Wood, Anoka. Minn. 

546 Tennison, Arlie Nelson, Cedar, Minn. 

536 Tennison, John Cameron, Elk River. Minn. 

623 Whipple, Otho Paul, Elk River, Minn. 

617 Westlund, Hjalmar Carl, Elk River. Minn. 
605 Westlund, Albert William, Elk River, Minn. 
604 Whipple, Arthur Charles, Elk River, Minn. 

602 Wirz, Fred Carl, Anoka, Minn. 

591 Wickstrom, Elmer Godfrey. Anoka. Minn. 

590 Wethern, F'rank Albert, .'\noka. Minn. 
586 Wilberg, Nicholas, Elk River, Minn. 
585 Westlund, John, Elk River. Minn. 

555 Whipple, Walter Edwin, Elk River, Minn. 

588 Wruck, Herman Otto, Elk River, Minn. 

557 Zilga, Herman William, Elk River, Minn. 

TOWN OF CENTER\aLLE, MINN. 

664 Abresch, Flerman August, Hugo, Minn. 

697 Alcock, Geo. Ralph, Hugo, Minn. 

706 Alcock, Charles F'red, Forest Lake, Minn. 
713 Asplund, Oscar A., Hugo. Minn. 

654 Asjilund, Charles G.. Hugo, Minn. 

646 Asplund. John Albert, Hugo, Minn. 

670 Barott, Robert Alfred. Hugo, Minn. 

675 Belland, Elmer, Hugo, Minn. 

686 Eurquc, Alphonsc Antnine, Hugo, Minn. 

669 Belim, Charles Fred, Hugo. Minn. 

643 Cardinal, P.nul, Hugo, Minn. 

652 Cardinal, Oliver Joseph, Hugo, Minn. 

678 Cardinal, Joseph, Hugo, Minn. 

650 Charpentier, Henry Joscjili, Hugo. Minn. 

63s Cartier, Joseph Phillip. Hugo, Minn. 

703 Cartier, Fred, Hugo, Minn. 

701 De Mars, Cyril D., New Brighton, Minn. 

707 Dittbenner, Richard Frank, Hugo, Minn. 
662 Dofinais, Frank. Hugo, Minn. 

696 Drea, Michael James, White Bear, Minn. 



691 Dufresne. Roaul Rivard, Hugo, Minn. 

679 Dufresne, Eddie Joseph, Hugo, Minn. 

710 Duprie, Medore Leon. Hugo, Minn. 

636 Dupre, John Leon, F'orest Lake, Minn. 

688 Erickson, Emil Valintne, Hugo, Minn. 
705 Fisher, Geo. W'.. Hugo, Minn. 

709 Gilbert, Louis Edward, Hugo, Minn. 

692 Gilbertson, Dewey Edwin, Hugo, Minn. 
651 Halley, Eddie. Hugo, Minn. 

647 Hicks, William, New Brighton, Minn. 
677 Holley, Eddie Louis, Hugo, Minn. 
668 Houle, William J., Hugo, Minn. 

683 Houle, Amy, Hugo, Minn. 

690 Houle, Louis Joseph, Hugo, Minn. 

708 Houle, Thomas P., Hugo, Minn. 

649 Houle, Joseph J., Hugo, Minn. 

640 Houle, Joseph Philip, Centerville, Minn. 
712 Houle, Edward James, Hugo, Minn. 

655 Hughes, Albert Alfred, Hugo. Minn. 

680 Hughes, Erwin Franklin, JHugo, iVIinn. 

666 Husnik, Joseph, Hugo, Minn. 

684 Jarvis, Henry Joseph, White Bear. Minn. 
639 Johnson, Charles Pinkney, Hugo, Minn. 
642 Krawczak, Frank Roman, Hugo, Minn. 
638 La Belle, Alfred, Hugo, Minn. 

658 Lacasse, John, Hugo, Minn. 

645 Lacasse, Peter Charles, Hugo, Minn. 

700 Langer, August, White Bear. Minn. 

663 Leibel, Christopher J., Hugo, Minn. 

682 Leibel, Leonard J., New Brighton, Minn. 

695 Leibel, Frank J., New Brighton, Minn. 

6s9 Levasseur, Louis, Hugo, Minn. 

689 Levasseur, Marshall, Hugo, Minn. N 

681 Lichtscheide, Alex T., Hugo. Minn. 

714 Lund. Olie, White Bear, Minn. 

656 Lundgren, John Albert, Hugo, Minn, 
644 Lundgren, Martin, Hugo, Minn. 

704 Marier, Joseph, Hugo, Minn. 

648 Molitor, Joseph, New Brighton, Minn 

687 Noren, Arthur Alexander, New Brighton, Minn. 

660 Paul, Simon. Hugo, Minn. 

637 Picard, Hector J., Centerville, Minn. 

685 Peloquin, Louis, Hugo, Minn. 
702 Peltier, Louis H., Hugo, Minn. 

661 Proulx, Thomas, Hugo, Minn. 

657 Proulx, John B., Hugo. Minn. 

676 Proulx, Albert Joseph, Hugo, Minn. 

694 Proulx, Amy George, Hugo, Minn. 

672 Rehbein, Gust August, Hugo. Minn. 

698 Ramsden Chris John. Hugo, Minn. 

699 Rehbein, William Charles, Hugo, Minn. 

711 Rehbein, Fred Herman, Flugo, Minn. 

667 Speiser, Henry William, liugo, Minn. 
674 Stephas, John J., Hugo. Minn. 

693 Saunders, Daniel Emmett, Hugo, Minn. 

715 Streines, Mike. Hu.go, Minn. 

653 Trudeau, David Antoine, Hugo, Minn. 

671 Theroux, Dolphus A., Hugo, Minn. 

641 Weber, Jacob. Hugo, Minn. 

665 Wickman. Hubert Henry, Ilugo, Minn. 

673 Wollan, Clarence Henry, Hugo, Minn. 

VILLAGE OF CENTERVILLE, MINN. 

718 Abraham, Eddie, Hugo, Minn. 

722 Aydt, Alois Anton. Hugo, Minn. 

728 Belland, Henry Peter, Hugo, Minn. 

723 Cable, Burton Allen. Hugo, Minn. 

716 Carpenter, Edward Jos., Centerville, Minn. 

734 Cartier, Francis Exavier. Hugo, Minn. 

719 Dupuis, Gilbert, Hugo, Minn. 

721 Dupre, Willie Leon, Hugo, Minn. 

717 Knabe, Leonard Edward. Hugo, Minn. 

730 LaMotte, Cecil Francis, Hugo, Minn. 
727 Langevin, Louis Adolph, Hugo, Minn. 

732 Leroux, Louis Joseph, Hugo, Minn. 
726 Leroux, Paul, Hugo, Minn. 

720 Leroux, Antoine Andrew 

735 Lavallee, Harris Peter. Hugo, Minn. 

729 Nadcau, Leon Peter, Hugo, Minn. 

733 Peltier, Roy Arthur, Hugo. Minn. 

725 Pelletier, Louis Antoine, Hugo, Minn. 

724 Rehbein. Albert Amel. Hugo, Minn. 

736 Sandberg, Arthur Wm., Hugo, Minn. 

731 Scott, Robert Frank, Hugo, Minn. 

VILLAGE OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 

1078 Aleck, Joseph. Columbia Heights. Minn. 

982 Albrich, Geo. Albert, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

781 Amidon, Wm. Walter, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

762 Anderson, Amil, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

873 Anderson, Henry Ellsworth, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

887 Anderson, Carl Osbjorn, Columbia Heights. Minn. 

992 Ander-son, Ole Helmcr, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

1002 Anderson, Gust, Minneapolis, Minn. 

1016 Anderson, John Peter, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

980 Anderson, John Valenfina, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

968 Anderson, Robert Andrew, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

945 Anderson, Theodore Marcus, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

897 Anderson, Andrew Hellik, (Columbia Heights, Minn. 

741 Armstrong, Chestcn Roy. Columbia Heights, Minn. 

1076 Aubrey, Arthur, Columbia Heights, Minn. 



86 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



8io 

1 007 

976 

751 

1023 

1099 

876 

964 

939 

775 

959 

941 

1045 

750 

822 

767 

854 

1090 



996 

1046 
784 
856 

1081 
993 
999 
921 

1085 
765 
747 

1054 
935 
803 
904 
995 

1035 
754 
798 
883 

1096 
752 
949 
940 
840 

1071 
748 
946 



852 
950 
869 
930 

1 09 1 

1003 

1050 
789 
954 
826 
800 

1066 
899 
944 
923 
991 
851 
778 
906 
963 
977 
882 
811 
956 
953 
919 

1019 
771 

1098 
890 

1049 
927 
929 

1022 
960 

lOIO 

774 
776 
783 
815 
829 
833 
846 
875 
807 
924 
894 
990 
910 
1025 
1009 
goi 
934 



Ballanger, George, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Babinski, John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Baker, Edward Norman, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Barland, Henry Joseph, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Baird, Daniel, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Barna, John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Bergquist, Harold Ludwig, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Betansky, Paul, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Bellows, Benjamin Franklin, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Bean, Merrill Edward, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Bennett, Charles King, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Bergquist, Gustaf Hjallmar, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Bertheussen, Arne, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Berot, Leon Paul, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Birdsall, Lewis Isaac, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Bisset, Fred, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Boiler, William Stephan, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Bonk, Martin Joseph, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Bokken, John, Columbia Heights, Minii. 
Brown, Ralph Lawrence, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Brown, Berger Sidfrid. Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Bredsten, John Andrew, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Brown, John Henry, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Burns, Frank James, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Buvla. Andrew, Columbia Heights. Minn. 
Burmeister, John Ernest A., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Burgoyne, Joseph, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Buehler, Wm. August, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Budziak, Joseph, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Burgoyne, Geo. Joseph, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Byersdorfer, John Wm., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Carlson, Gust Malmquist, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Carlson, Frank August, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Carlson, Edwin Axel, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Champean, Amable Joseph, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Christian, Edward Martin. Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Christianson, John Richard, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Clarke. Elmore LaMont, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Clewett, John J., Fridley, Minn. 
Coenen, Louis Herman, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Colby, Pete, Columbia Heights. Minn. 
Collins, Charles Robert, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Conley, James Benton, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Cook, Charles Martin. Columbia Heights. Minn. 
Covyeow, John Joseph, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Csorordy, John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Dahl, Arthur Elmer, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Day, Geo. Caldwell, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Diskerud, Ole Martinson, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Dennis, Roy Earl, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Deeble, Herbert Henry, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Dennis, Joseph, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Demars, Mitchell Candy, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Demars, Candy Benart, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Detz, Joe, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Dozors, Fred. Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Dock, Anton Edmond, Minneapolis, Minn. 
Dobbin, Ernest Leonard, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Dwyer, James Joseph, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Ekman, Carl Nels, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Engen, Carl I., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Eolkin, Issak Uahman, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Erickson, Gust, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Erickson, Eniil, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Evers, Carl Henry, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Fardett, John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Falla, Gust, Columbia Heights, Minn, 
Fechner, Herman Emil, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Fedorko, William, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Finn, Joseph Patrick, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Flor, Joseph Frank, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Flor, Harold Henry, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Forsett, Andrew, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Foster, Frank, Columbia Heights. Minn. 
Fortman, Barnard Anton, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Forsblad, Axel, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Frilstad, Gust Michael. Columbia Heights. Minn. 
Fredin, Roy Wilhelm, Columbia Heights. Minn. 
Fuehrer, Frank, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Gauvitte, Lawrence, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Gahn, Andrew, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Gager, Jay Wilson, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Giard, Fredrick Joseph, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Gilmore, Bruce Stewart, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Gilmore, Robert Evlyn, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Goloski, Louis, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Grant, Bert, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Gross, Leon Henry, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Greeno, Oliver General, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Greene, David Wheeler. Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Grififin. Chester Roy, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Gray, Frederick Francis, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Grosslein, Otto Gustaf, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Grotte, _ Howard Wesley, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Grosslein, Martin Jake, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Grasberg, John Hanson, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Gronholm, Uno Walford, Columbia Heights. Minn. 
Green, Jessie Edward, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Gudine, Christian Anton, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Gullifer, George, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Gwizdon, John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Gwiazdon, Joseph, Columbia Heights. Minn. 
Harilla, Paul, Columbia Heights, Minn. 



773 

790 

793 

834 

874 

896 

917 

937 

965 

994 

1018 

865 

871 

ios8 

872 

886 

957 

983 

737 

1040 

1052 

768 

779 

849 

926 

913 

955 

1014 

1064 

1020 

861 

971 

772 

796 

884 

1057 

1074 

914 

962 

1055 

769 

782 

1032 

lOII 

753 

760 

777 

824 

870 

1069 

979 

985 

903 

862 

879 

1083 

1087 

1028 

759 

948 

1043 

742 

78s 
797 

1079 

1063 
837 
860 
844 
814 
766 
755 

1047 
928 

1031 
832 
825 
801 
786 

1053 
749 
743 
951 

1088 



756 

942 

972 

758 

739 

791 

1048 

998 

1094 

1086 

1013 

973 

936 

1072 

1070 

787 

820 



Haugen, Jacob, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Hammond, Cornelius Roy, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Hazelton, Chester Arthur, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Hagen, Helmar, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Hansen, Milton, Leroy, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Hagen, Arthur, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Hanggi, Geo. Albert, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Helander, Fred Stanislaus, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Hendricks, Oscar Heldor, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Hermanson, Herman, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Helgeson, Karl, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Helwick, Arnold Ruben, Columbia Heights. Minn. 

Heller, Jacob Henry, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Heldquist, Fred Olaf, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Helm, Joe, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Hess, Frank Martin, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Hilstad, Morris Christian, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Hilton, Herbert Wilber, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Hill, Fred, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Hovland, Peter August, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Holm, John Arthur W., Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Howe, Albert William, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Holm, John N., Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Howe, Daniel, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Howe, William Mark, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Holm, Andrew Gustaf, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Hughes, Herbert, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Hybza, John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Iverson, Iver, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Jawish, John Paul, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Jevne, Carl Martin, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Jensen, James, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Johnson, Gottfird, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Johnson, Daniel, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Johnson, Hilmar John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Johnson, Carl Emil, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Johnson, Andrew, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Johnson, Geo. Henry, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Johnson, Alfred Martin, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Johnson, Charley William, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Johnson, Charles John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Jordan, Frank Maurice, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Jorgensen, Christian Geo., Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Jury, Stanley, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Karrow, Herman William, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Kaale, John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Kapka, Frank Herman, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Kaiser, Frederick Ernest, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Kaiser, Charles Walter, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Kantarowski, Frank, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Kamerloher, August, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Kapka, Henry John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Keen, Louis Albert, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Kinnie, Arthur Westley, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Kintop, Franklin Harry, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Koss, John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Kohuth, Mike, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Kook, Aug. William H., Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Klempki, Paul, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Knutson, Alexander, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Knudtsen, Karl August, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Kremer, Derk Arnold, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Krabbe, Charlie Wm. John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Kuhn, John Alfred, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Lach, Martin Mike, Columbia Heights. Minn. 

Larson, Nels William, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Lawicki, Radomir, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Lemere, Paul Joe, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Ledwein, Frank, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Leasure, Wm. Michael, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Ledwein, John Jacob, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Letendre, Louis Moise, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Lee, Peder Andrew, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Ledwein, Mathew, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Leitch,' William, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Likar, John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Lindsey, Ralph William, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Lundgren, John Phillip, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Lindsey, Herbert Allan, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Lindholm, Gust Enock, Columbia Heights. Minn. 

Linden, Martin John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Linberger, Charles Milo, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Livie, James Frazer, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Lokotoc, Charlie, Columbia Heights. Minn. 

Lucier, Alfred, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Lynch, John Thomas, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

McDonald, Wm. Henry, Minneapolis, Minn. 

McKenna, James, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Madini, Mitro. Minneapolis, Minn. 

Malarik, Steve John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Matterson, Robert Ayres, Columbia Heights. Minn. 

Mayo, Clyde Lorenzo, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Malm, Karl John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Manville, Harry Parker, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Masko, Andrew, Columbia Heights. Minn. 

Masika, Alik, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Marshall, Wm. Harold, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Martell, Anthony, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Maro, Joe, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Maxson,_ Frank, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Meskowiecs, Frank, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Menne, Ben. Fridley, Minn. 

Meyers, Anthony Theo. Columbia Heights, Minn. 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



87 



1067 
931 
763 
761 
90s 
744 
740 
857 

1026 
969 

1062 

1033 
938 
908 
958 

1036 
848 
838 
863 

866 

88s 

987 

806 

1039 

843 

943 

841 

974 

1034 

1051 

922 

8s8 

978 



892 

900 

1037 

1093 

1029 

907 

961 

920 

1027 

1065 

1030 

757 

1005 

1082 

1000 

812 

looi 

745 

817 

1017 

804 

859 

819 

1059 

1073 

1077 

966 

1044 



1003 
1080 
864 
83s 
794 
912 
967 
989 
997 
780 
1038 
888 
847 



1 02 1 
902 

1092 
746 

1008 
738 
877 
853 
809 
827 

1068 



845 
802 
925 
821 
788 
764 
1015 
952 
813 



Minn. 



Minn. 
Minn. 



Miller, Abraham, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Miles, Aldden Lynn, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Morris, Joseph, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Morlian, John, Minneapolis, Minn. 

Moore, Harry ClifFord, Minneapolis, Minn. 

Montague, James Francis, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Morrison, Wm. Edw., Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Murray, Guy Ames, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Munton, Percy Randolph, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Murray, Orman Augustas, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Nelson, Per Olaf, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Nelson, Knute Oge, Fridley, Minn. 

Nelson, Erick, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Newman, Charles Prosper, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Nilson, Earl, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Nordahl, Petter Jacobsen, Minneapolis, Minn. 

Nordstrom, Andrew Louis, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Nygren, Fiank Oscar, Minneapolis, Minn. 

Nytoen, Andrew John. Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Nygaard, Barney, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Nygaard, Roy, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Nygaard, Carl, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Ocel, Joseph Uhban, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Odegard, John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Olson, Olof, Columbia Fleights, Minn. 

Olsen, Ole Peter, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Oman, Axel Fred. Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Organ, Arthur Henry, Minneapolis, Minn. 

Ostmoe, Harold, Minneapolis. Minn. 

Osell, John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Ostlund, Carl, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Ostrander, Homer .lay. Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Owens, Charles Francis, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Paradeau, Oscar Arthur, Fridley, Minn. 

Patrick, John, Columbia Heights, 

Pala, Andrew, Minneapolis, Minn. 

Palm, John Leonard, Minneapolis, 

Peterson, Emil, Columbia Heights, 

Pesota, Joseph, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Pesoti, Frank, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Pedersen, Alfred, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Peel, Henry Nathaniel, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Peel, Fred William, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Pencock. Fredrick James, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Plozhozki, Walter, Minneapolis, Minn. 

Ponrssa, Ross. Fridley, Minn. 

Prestemon, Oscar, Helmer, Columbia Heights, Minn. ^ 

Pribulo, John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Purder, Mike, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Quesnel. Daniel Oliver, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Rathunde, Charles Karl, Fridley, Minn. 

Ray, Floyd Willard, Minneapolis, Minn. 

Reinke, Otto Gustof, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Regan, Robert Daniel, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Renden, Christ J., Minneapolis, Minn. 

Riedel, Geo. Paul, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Richardson, Roy Ruel, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Rishovd, Ole, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Rosenquist, Wm., Minneapolis, Minn. 

Robinson, Albert Theodore, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Rokvency, Thomas, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

Rohrbacher, Frederick Andrew, Sr., Columbia Heights, 

Minn. 
Rustrom, John Ben, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Sallee. Charles Albert, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Satter, Axel O., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Schorba, John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
.Scotka, Joseph, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Schaaf, Frederick, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Schultz, Geo. Edward,^ Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Schiavone, Daniel Moise, Columbia Heights. Minn. 
Schara, Charles, Columbia Heights. Minn. 
Schreckengast, Samuel Wilson, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Schimmel, Herman, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Schlagel, John, Minneapolis. Minn. 
Showalter, Adelbert, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Schulberg, Alfred Christian, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Seekon, Stanley Joseph, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Seelye, Jesse Moses, Columbia^ Heights, Minn. 
Shaver, Oliver Irving, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Shields. William Joseph. Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Sherman, Andrew, Fridley, Minn. 
Sledz, Stanislaw, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Slenrith, John, Minneapolis, Minn. 
Smith. William Fred, Minneapolis, Minn. 
Smoka, Isaidor, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Soderholm, Joel, Minneapolis, Minn. 
Soderholm. Abner Nathaniel, Minneapolis, Minn. 
.Sowden, Wm. Harold, Columbia Fleights. Minn. 
Spencer, Fred Calvin. Columbia Heights. Minn. 
Sprungman, Geo. Robert, Columbia Fleights, Minn. 
Stawski, Theodore. Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Stewart, Alvin, Columbia Heights. Minn. 
Stibbie, Lester Roland, Minneapolis, Minn. 
Strickland, Asa, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Stinson, Joseph Samuel, Columbia Heights. Minn. 
-Stephens. Marshall Alexander J., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Slower. Richard Lincoln, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Stubbards, James Daniel, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Sullivan, Walter James, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Swiazdom, Lawrec, Minneapolis, Minn. 
Swenson, Christen F., Columbia Heights, Minn. 
Swensen, Nels Peter, Columbia Hciglits, Minn. 



893 Swenson, Sweny F., Columbia Heights, Minn. 

1089 Szucs, Frank, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

932 Talbert, Olenda Clyde, Columbia Heights, Jlinn. 
947 Talbot, Joseph Emil, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
911 Tamm, Rudolph Julius, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
855 Taylor, Arthur, Columbia Heights, Alinn. 

823 Tell, Emil August, Columbia iPleights, Minn. 

1042 Teseth, John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

915 Thomas, Geo. Edwin, Columbia Heights, Minn. 
918 Thomas, Owen, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

1041 Thompson, Hans Christ, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

1097 Thompson, Walter, Columbia Fleights, Minn. 

808 Thompson, Emil August, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

1 06 1 Thurner, Ernest August, Minneapolis, Minn. 

836 Tomniczak, Boleslaw, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

799 Trucker, Charles, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

818 Twedt, John Lawson, Jr., Columbia Fleights, Minn. 

867 Tyler, Joseph Lesley, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

816 Udstad, Einer, Columbia Heights. Minn. 

1084 Urazich, Mike, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

792 Valeske, Joseph, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

1024 Waas, Erick Oskar Ludwig, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

1006 Wasik, Pete, Columbia Fleights, Minn. 

1004 Wasik, Paul, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

828 Watson, Walter William, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

909 Weir, Christian Mathias, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

1056 Webesk, Ernest Iver Julius, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

770 Welshinger, Fred John, Columbia Fleights, Minn. 

880 Wethe, Harry Williard, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

831 Whitman, Luther Eads, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

975 Wingren, John Otto, Minneapolis, Minn. 

970 Williams, Fred Alfonso, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

795 Winter, Henry Otto, Columbia Heights. Minn. 

916 Wiseman, Albert Henry. Columbia Heights, Minn. 

933 Wodziak, John, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

839 Wohlford, Andrew Clayton, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

830 Wolfe. Clyde Bassett, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

842 Wykszynski, Anthony, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

1060 Zettergren, Ernest Wilhelm, _ Minneapolis, Minn. 

1 012 Zgodava, John, Columbia Fleights, Minn. 

TOWN OF COLUMBUS, MINN. 

145 Anderson, Alfred, Forest Lake, Minn. 

129 Anderson, Ivan Reynold, Forest Lake, Minn. 

138 Begerson. Arndt Christ, Forest Lake, Minn. 

136 Boehm, Frank Adolf. Forest Lake, Minn. 

122 Barott, Joseph. Forest Lake, Minn. 

111 Boyer, Anton. Forest Lake, Minn. 

108 Boehm, Wenzel Joseph, Forest Lake, Minn. 

120 Christensen, Christ M., Forest Lake, Minn. 

148 Dahlberg, Oscar Fredrick, Wyoming, Minn. 

142 Dahlbert, Carl Fritz, Wyoming, Minn. 

123 Dufresne, Aug. Rivard, Forest Lake, Minn. 

130 Elwell, James Talmadge, Jr., Forest Lake, Minn. 

133 Fingal, Anton W., Wyoming, Minn. 
141 Grosskoph, Frank, Forest Lake, Minn. 
H3 Geslin, Frank E., Hugo, Minn. 

152 Holl, Edward Emil, Forest Lake, Minn. 

151 Hanson, Peter, Forest Lake, Minn. 

147 Hanson, Julius Frererick, Forest Lake, Minn. 

127 Henrickson, Frank Otto, Forest Lake, Minn. 
119 Heller, Joseph, Forest Lake, Minn. 

106 Hoffman, Franz, Forest Lake, Minn. 

128 Janitz, Wm. Reihnheat, Forest Lake, Minn. 

114 Janitz, Paul Herman, Forest Lake, Minn, 
no Jensen, Andrew Peter, Forest Lake, Minn. 

107 Kunshier, Charles. Forest Lake, Minn. 

149 LeVesseur. Chancy Eugene, Forest Lake, Minn. 

137 Lind, Anton Edwin, Wyoming, Minn. 

131 Larson, Frank Albert, Forest Lake, Minn. 

125 Lemay, Octave, Forest Lake, Minn. 

124 Larson, Gustaf Emil, Wyoming, Minn. 

150 Miller, James Peter, Forest Lake, Minn. 

115 Pedersen, Bernard, Wyoming, Minn. 
105 Pederson, Peter. Wyoming. Minn. 

loi Peterson, Alfred Ludwic, Wyoming, Minn. 

143 Proulx, Eddie, Forest Lake, Minn. 
135 Proulx, Edmond, Forest Lake, Minn. 
118 Proulx, Joseph, Forest Lake, Minn. 

146 Raush, Dewey Philip. Forest Lake. Minn. 

132 Rudin, Carl Wictor, Forest Lake, Minn. 

140 Schluter, Flenry Bernard, Forest Lake, Minn. 

134 Sampson, Fred Arthur, Forest Lake, Minn. 

126 Scott. Paul Nisen. Forest Lake. Minn. 

117 Starkey, Joseph Frank, Forest Lake, Minn. 

116 Smeoefskie, Paul, Wyoming, Minn. 

112 Scott, Eugene K., Forest Lake. Minn. >• 

102 Swanson, Gust Fred. Forest Lake. Minn. ; '^ 
TOO Smekofske, Joseph Benne. Wyoming, Minn. 

139 Thurnbeck, John Martin, Forest Lake. Minn. 

109 Thurnbeck, Jakob, Forest Lake. Minn. 
104 Thorsfelt, Andrew, Wyoming, Minn. 

103 Thorsfelt, Nels Agar, Wyoming, Minn. 

144 Whitman, Donald H.. Forest Lake, Minn. 

121 Wicdl, John. Forest Lake, Minn. 

TOWN OF FRIDLEY MINN 

206 Adams, Dewey Vernon, Fridley, Minn. 

204 Ahlgren, Aubrey Lester. Fridley, Minn. 

201 Anglesey, Richard Francis, Minneapolis, Minn. 

182 Beckwith, Oscar, Fridley. Minn. 

191 Bcriou, Victor John, Fridley, Minn. 

203 Eondcgard, Clarence Ed., Fridley, Minn. ; 7 



88 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



1200 Bruce, \Vm. Wallace, Fridley, Minn. 

[I9S Brunes, Charles August, Minneapolis, Minn. 

[157 Casey, John Clement, Minneapolis, Minn. 

1221 Cassidy, John, Minneapolis, Minn. 

1 2 14 Christenson, Clarence Magnus, Fridley, Minn. 

[183 Christian, Rasmus, Fridley, Minn. 

[179 Clark, Dennis Patrick. Fridley, Minn. 

"0 Cochran, William Allan, Fridley, Minn. 

[1 78 Dunham, Willard Edwin, Fridley, Minn. 

1220 Early, Thomas Ambrose, Fridley, Minn. 

[1 72 Early, Frank Edward, Fridley, Minn. 

[1 56 Foss, Christian, Fridley, Minn. 

[1 75 Farrell, John Henry, Fridley, Minn. 

[190 Franke, Herman August, Minneapolis, Minn. 

[181 Fredericks, Gus. H., Fridley, Minn. 

[1 70 Goff, Frank Elmer, Minneapolis, Minn. 

ri77 Gottwaldt. Henry, Fridley, Minn. 

1 184 Hawley, James Ernest, Fridley, Minn. 

1213 Hanson, Harry Reuben, Fridley, Minn. 

"8 Hanson, Anton, Fridley, Minn. 

1 168 Heinen, Nick Frank, Fridley, Minn. 

[193 Honsinger, Earl Francis, Minneapolis, Minn. 

g Hovde, Alfred, Minneapolis, Minn. 

[1 73 Holmberg, Gust Christian, Fridley, Minn. 

3 Hoyt, Arthur Bruce, Fridley, Minn. 

1164 Jadwin. Benjamin Franklin, Fridley, Minn. 

[1 99 Johnson, Oscar Edward, Fridley, Minn. 

'5 Johnson, Carl Julius, Fridley, Minn. 

1 153 Jones, Thomas Luther, Fridley, Minn. 

[194 Knudson, Carl William, Fridley, Minn. 

121 7 Kurilla, Stephen, Minneapolis, Minn. 

23 Langner, Paul Albert, Fridley, Minn. 

[1 69 Lundgren, Edward L., Fridley, Minn. 

[192 McCready, Albert Raymond, Fridley, Minn. 

1 187 McCready, John Edward, Fridley, Minn. 

5 McReady, William Byran, Fridley. Minn. 

[i6s Malliafas, John George Fridley, Minn. 

1219 Mortensen, Lars Peter, Fridley, Minn. 

[176 Myers, Harvey Jacob, Fridley, Minn. 

1210 Nelson. Osmund, Fridley, Minn. 
[196 Nelson, Herder Nels, Fridley, Minn. 
[159 Nelson, Nels, Fridley, Minn. 

[154 Nelson, Oscar Frederick, Fridley, Minn. 

218 Oberg, Emil Herman, Fridley, Minn. 

209 Osborne, Grant Sylvester, Jr., Fridley, Minn. 

[160 Patthey, Henry Louis, Fridley. Minn. 

[1 58 Rassmussen, Rasmus Peter, Fridley. Minn. 

2 Ratzer, Leo Theobald, Fridley, Minn. 

[205 Riedel, Arthur Julius, Fridley. Minn. 

ii6 Rounsville, Harvey, Fridley, Minn. 

1 1 74 Rudquist, Edward M., Fridley, Minn. 

1 1 62 Schultz, Fredrick Christian, Fridley, Minn. 

5 Schoonmaker, Wm. F., Fridley, Minn. 

[1 63 Stapleton, Joseph Wm., Fridley, Minn. 

1202 Sullivan, Raymond Thos. Fridley, Minn. 

[1 71 Swanson, Swan, Anoka, Minn. 

1 1 67 Swanson, Charles Arthur, Fridley, Minn. 

1 198 Swanson, Geo. William, Fridley. Minn. 

12 1 1 Swanson, Milton Leonard, Fridley, Minn. 
215 Swanson, Aldor William, Fridley, Minn. 

1 161 Therres, Dennis Albert, Fridley. Minn. 

1222 Theiss, Fritz Carl, Fridley, Minn. 
[197 Theorin, Ernest Elam, Fridley, Minn. 
[185 Thompson, Andrew, Fridley, Minn. 

207 Wachoz, Joseph, Fridley, Minn. 

TOWN OF GROW, MINN. 

1284 Anderson, Walter David, Constance, Minn. 
123s Belger, Joseph A.. Constance, Minn. 
1260 Blanchard, Alan Leslie, Constance. Minn. 

1278 Campbell, Donald. Anoka, Minn. 

1285 Cloeter, Arthur Henry, Constance. Minn. 
1239 Dawson, Casper Mark, Anoka, Minn. 
1283 Emmans, Wm. Allie, Constance, Minn. 

1279 Faherty, Eugene Raphael, Anoka, Minn. 

1236 Ferkingstad, Nels Jacob, Constance, ]\Iinn. 
1233 Forsgren, Victor Alexander. Anoka, Minn. 
1267 French, Milton Lapham, Anoka, Minn. 

1237 Frank Charles Anton, Constance, Minn. 

1265 Fratzke, Adolph Gust, Anoka, Minn. 
1229 Hall Morris, Constance, Minn. 

1252 Heglund, Gust Herman, Constance, Minn. 

1243 Heglund, Charles Oscar, Constance, Minn. 
1272 Hillerman, Hubert Carl, Anoka. Minn. 

1225 Jacobson, Louis, Anoka, Minn. 

1286 Johnson, Walter Albin, Anoka, Minn. 
1263 Johnson, William Daniel, Anoka. Minn. 
123 1 Johnson, Nels, Constance, Minn. 

1280 Kottke, Raymond Emil, Constance, Minn. 

1266 LaPlant, Geo. Anthony, Anoka, Minn. 

1226 Lee, Carl Gustav. Anoka, Minn. 

1238 Livgard, Alfred, Constance, Minn. 

1275 Lindgren, Warner, Constance, Minn. 
1262 Maxwell, Wm. Gregg, Cedar. Minn. 
1224 Miller, Mathew, Constance. Minn. 

1227 Moorvitz, Yale, Constance, Minn. 

1244 Morrow, Ira John Daniel, Constance, Minn. 
1282 Ness, Carl Richard, Constance, Minn. 

1228 Nisstad, Jens Carlson, Constance, Minn. 
1259 Nybelin, Carl August, Constance, Minn. 
1258 Nybelin, Ben Lawrence, Constance, Minn. 

1276 Olson, Adrien Pearlu, Constance, Minn. 



255 Omholt, Wm. Comilus, Constance, Minn. 
257 Orr, Samuel Hurd, Cedar. Minn. 

277 Patchen, Floyd William. Constance. Minn. 

268 Patchen, Harold Geo., Constance, Minn. 

273 Peterson, Arthur Willie. Constance, Minn. 

256 Ranney, Joseph Philop, Anoka, Minn. 

249 Ramcher, Cornelius, Constance, Minn. 
281 Ramcher, Albert John, Constance, Minn. 

247 Reynolds, Charles Henry, Constance, Minn. 
264 Reed, Harry Bryan, Anoka, Minn. 

242 Schleichert, Herman Otto, Constance, Minn. 

254 Severson, John Alfred, Constance, Minn. 

246 Severson, Sam, Constance, Minn. 

253 Simonson, John Martin, Constance, Minn. 

248 Smith, Geo. Morse, Anoka. Minn. 

250 Smith, Charles, Cedar, Minn. 
261 Smuder, John, Constance, Minn. 
245 Smith, Wm. Henry, Cedar, Minn. 

240 Smith, Vernon More, Constance, Minn. 

241 Smith Nelson, Anoka, Minn. 

274 Spohn, James Leonard, Anoka, Minn. 

232 Stromgren, Abel Gustaf, Constance, Minn. 

271 Stromgren, John Henry, Constance, Minn. 

230 Swanson, John Robert, Anoka, Minn. 

270 Taplin, Lawrence Albert, Cedar, Minn. 

269 Thompson, John Leroy, Constance. Minn. 
234 Thompson, Thorvald, Constance, Minn. 

251 Wolle, Christ Herman, Anoka, Minn. 

TOWN OF HAM LAKE, MINN. 

1295 Alberg, Wilhelm, Constance, Minn. 

1289 Amenrud, Alf Andrew, Constance, Minn. 

1291 Amenrud, Peter, Constance, Minn. 

13 13 Anderson, Adolph Fred, Constance, Minn. 

1326 Anderson, Carl Olaf, Constance, Minn. 
1334 Anderson, Geo. Lewis, Anoka, Minn. 

1338 Anderson, Nester Waif red, Anoka, Minn. 

1322 Berg, Wm. August, Constance, Minn. 

1298 Berglund, Anders Waif red, Constance, Minn. 

1340 Born, Christof Edw. Gustaf. Constance, Minn. 

1342 Bovine, Edgar, Lawrence, Wyoming, Minn. 
1288 Christianson, Otto, Constance, Minn. 

1316 Cowin, Joseph Thomas, Constance, Minn. 

1300 Erickson, Gust Adolph, Constance, Minn. 
1294 Esgren, John, Constance, Minn. 

13 12 Frank, Hans Martin, Constance, Minn. 

1306 Gillund, Edel. Constance. Minn. 

1296 Hallberg, John A., Constance, Minn. 

1 315 Hallberg, Oscar Emil, Constance, Minn. 

1 30 1 Hogdal, Otto, Constance, Minn. 

1292 Jensen, Holger Peter, Anoka, Minn. 
^337 Johnson, Axel William, Wyoming, Minn. 
1 32 1 Johnson, John William, Constance, Minn. 

1308 Johnson, Peter August, Constance, Minn. 

1297 Jungstrom, John Alfred, Constance, Minn. 

1299 Joslyn, Allen Marcellus, Constance, Minn. 
1325 Lawson, Chas. Edwin, Anoka, Minn. 

1331 Livgard, Bendick Million, Constance, Minn. 

1332 Lundberg, Clifford Herman, Wyoming. Minn. 

1310 McKay, Alf Pearl, Constance. Minn. 

131 1 Moore, Oscar, Constance, Minn. 

1327 Nelson, Albert, Constance, Minn. 

1304 Olson, Adolph, Constance, Minn. 

1329 Olson, Hartwell Christian, Constance, Minn. 

1318 Olson, John Alfred Constance, Minn. 

1323 Olson. Ole Evans, Constance, Minn. 

1343 Olson, Peter, Wyoming, Minn. 

1290 Olson, Peter, Constance, Minn. 

1320 Ostrom, Lewis Edward, Constance, Minn. 

133s Pavey, Lemuel Harrington. Anoka, Minn. 

1339 Peterson, Ernest Mitton, Constance, Minn. 
1287 Peterson, Charley Herbert, Constance, Minn. 
1303 Peterson, Geo. Marger, Constance, Minn. 
1336 Peterson, Melville Wm., Wyoming, Minn. 

1324 Peterson, Peter O., Constance, Minn. 

1341 Skogsberg, Geo. Dewey, Anoka, Minn. 

1293 Skoglund, Jonas, Constance, Minn. 

1302 Smith, Sabin Francis. Constance, Minn. 

1319 Swanson, August Emil, Constance, Minn. 

1309 Sweezo, Albert Lee, Constance, Minn. 

1330 Sweezo, Fred Waddell, Anoka, Minn. 

131 7 Sweezo, Geo. Edward, Anoka, Minn. 

1305 Sweezo. Leonard Charlie, Anoka. Minn. 

1314 Titterud, Henry, Constance, Minn. 

1328 Vanstrom, Freedolph, Constance, Minn. 

1307 Westlund, Eddie Harold, Constance, Minn. 

1333 Wold, Alvin Jacob, Constance, Minn. 

TOWN OF LINWOOD, MINN. 

1370 Anderson, Carl Richard, Stacy, Minn. 

1366 Anderson, Ernest Wm., Stacy, Mirin. 
1359 Allquist Walter Edward, Stacy, Minn. 
1357 Aim, Nils, Stacy, Minn. 

1348 Bredfeldt, Julius. Stacy, Minn. 

1378 Brissett, David Simon, Bethel, Minn. 

1383 Broadbent, Sanford Carroll, Wyoming, Minn. 

1346 Dahl. Andrew. Wyoming, Minn. 

1376 Ellis, James Eward, Superior, Wis. 

1381 Eldridge, Eugene, Stacy, Minn. 

1382 Frepanier, Frank L., Wyoming, Minn. 

1367 Frepanier, Louis H.. Wyoming, Minn. 
1355 Frepanier, Phillip Jos., Wyoming, Minn. 



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89 



1362 Gatzow, Philip Howard, Wyoming, Minn. 
1380 Gillert, Ernest L., Wyoming, Minn. 

1387 Grant, Ulysses Simpson, Wyoming, Minn. 
1347 Hjort, Andrew, Wyoming, Minn. 

1384 Holden, Fred Pearce, Stacy, Minn. 

1371 Johnson, Fredrick Edward, Stacy, Minn. 
'373 Johnson, Oscar Peter, Wyoming, Minn. 
1354 Lyon, Orville Leeland. Stacy, Minn. 
1344 Lofbaam, Gidean, Stacy, Minn. 

1369 Mathisen, Geo. I., Stacy, Minn. 

1363 Mayberry, Homer Arthur, Wyoming, Minn. 
1353 Moulton, John Walter, Stacy, Minn. 

1351 Moen, Christen, Cedar, Minn. 

1349 Nordberg, John Ernest, Stacy, Minn. 
1375 Olson, Oscar Melvin, Stacy, Minn. 
1374 Osgood, Wm. Dean, Stacy, Minn. 
1368 Peterson, Joseph Gustaf, Stacy, Minn. 
1361 Peterson, Herman, Wyoming, Minn. 
1358 Pearson, John, Stacy, Minn. 

1352 Peterson, Harry Raymong. Wyoming, Minn. 
1379 Richardson, Geo. Oliver, Stacy, Minn. 

1364 Ridge, Arthur Reuben, Cedar, Minn. 

1385 Rogers, Wallace Winfred, Stacy, Minn. 

1386 Ruffcorn, Geo. Washington, Stacy, Minn. 

1365 Russell, Geo. Francis, Stacy, Minn. 
1389 Russell, Lawrence James, Stacy, Minn. 

1350 Strandberg, August Anthony, Wyoming, Minn. 
134s Syymanski, Stanley Joseph, Stacy, Minn. 

1360 Thompson, Andrew, Stacy, Minn. 

1356 Westland, Harry Leonard, Stacy, Minn. 

1388 Winch, Albert Levin. Stacy, Minn. 
1377 Winch, Stewart, Bethel, Minn. 

1372 Winch, Lamanzo, Rosco, Stacy, Minn. 

TOWN OF OAK GROVE, MINN. 

1444 Bennett, Clare N.. Anoka, Minn. 
1422 Beebe, John Henry, Cedar, Minn. 

1433 Britigan, Theodore Cedar, Minn. 

1412 Bolstridge, John Eben, Bethel, Minn. 
142 1 Britigan, Charley, Cedar, Minn. 

14H Burgess, Earl Centenial. Cedar. Minn. 

1456 Busse, Geo. Leonard, Cedar, Minn. 

1393 Cagnina, Salvatore, Cedar, Minn. 

1418 Clark, Cecil Lewis, Anoka, Minn. 
1402 Cole, Zeily Wilier, Anoka, Minn. 

1450 De Long, Raymong Charles, Cedar, Minn. 

1429 De Long, Moses Henry, Cedar, Minn. 

1440 Domler, Alphonse Francis, Bethel, Minn. 

1424 Erickson, Carl Emil, Cedar, Minn. 

1419 Erickson, Charles, Cedar, Minn. 

1446 Falkenberg, Axel Albert, Cedar, Minn. 

1447 Gallagher, Arthur William, Cedar, Minn. 

1404 Gaslin, Walter, Anoka. Minn. 
1409 Guy, Hudson, Cedar, Minn. 

1416 Hartfiel, Emil Jacob, St. Francis, Minn. 

1420 Hanson, Ole, Bethel, Minn. 

1406 Haala, Andrew, Cedar, Minn. 
1392 Flaala, Paul, Cedar, Minn. 

1408 Harris, Wm. Wallace, Anoka, Minn. 

141 S Hicks, Geo. Frank, Cedar, Minn. 

1413 Hicks, Wm. Crandall, Cedar. Minn. 

1445 Houck, Cecil Ryan, Cedar, Minn. 

1435 Holmquist, Peter. Anoka, Minn. 

1438 Ingman, David Emanuel, Cedar, Minn. 

1395 Jacobson, Julius Jacob, Cedar, Minn. 

1439 Jepson, Ernest Albin, Cedar, Minn. 

1426 Johnson, Nels August, Cedar, Minn. 

1417 Johnson, Andrew Lyal. Cedar, Minn. 

1430 Lagerman, Albert, Cedar, Minn. 

1459 Lee, Joseph Edwin, Cedar, Minn. 

1460 Lee, Frank Edmond. Cedar, Minn. 
1398 Loken. Charlie Torben, Cedar. Minn. 

1452 McGrew, Ralph William, Cedar, Minn. 

1407 McGrew, Arch, Cyrus, Cedar, Minn. 
1437 Masterson, Laurence Philip, Cedar, Minn. 
1397 Martin, John Francis, Constance, Minn. 
1432 Miller, Elmer Elwerst. Cedar. Minn. 

1434 Miller, Cecil James, Anoka, Minn. 

1396 Morrone, Geacomo, Cedar, Minn. 

1442 Nolan, Thomas Henry, Bethel, Minn. 

1400 Peterson, Louis Madison, Cedar, Minn. 

1448 Pontius, Victor, Cedar, Minn. 

1441 Pontino, Harvey, Cedar, Minn. 

1431 Reed, Robert Clay. Cedar. Minn. 

1427 Richard, John, Cedar, Minn. 

1414 Richards, Joseph Patrick, Cedar, Minn. 
1454 Rodgers, Albert Irwin, Anoka. Minn. 

1453 Rodgers, Walter David, Anoka, Minn. 
:449 Robinson, Harvey Francis, Cedar, Minn. 

1436 Ryberg, Charle Oscar, Cedar, jNIinn. 

1457 .Schmeitzer, Philip Geo. Anoka. Minn. 

1394 .Scelso, Calogcrs, Cedar, Minn. 

1405 Sisson, John Wetherel, Cedar, Minn. 

1461 Smith, John Vance, Anoka, Minn. 

1425 Smith, Herman, Cedar, Minn. 

1428 Space, Peter Norman. St. Francis, Minn. 

1451 Stewart, Geo. Dewey, Anoka. Minn. 

1443 Stafford, Claud Jennings, Cedar. Minn. 
1403 Stafford, Cliffton Bird. Cedar, Minn. 
145s Swanson, Paul Fredrick. Cedar, Minn. 

1401 Sweigard. Charles Samuel, Cedar. Minn. 
141 Tanner, Geo. Albert, Cedar, Minn. 



1399 Thomas. John Michael, Anoka, Minn. 

1458 Thorp, James Cornelius, Anoka, Minn. 

1423 Theis, Math, Cedar, Minn. 

1 39 1 Wasnek, Thomas, Cedar, Minn. 

1390 Wazneck, Michael, Cedar, Minn. 

1462 Wickstrom, Carl Albert. Anoka, Minn. 

TOWN OF RAMSEY. MINN. 

1477 Anderson, Albert, Anoka, Minn. 

1468 Anderson, Elmer, Anoka. Minn. 
1529 Arrell, Alexander, Anoka, Minn. 

1 513 Atckison, Frank James, Anoka, Minn. 

1506 Atckison, Geo. James, Anoka, Minn. 
1491 Bailey, Wesley Geymour, Anoka, Minn. 

1470 Banwart, Louie Edward, Anoka. Minn. 
147s Begin, Felix Mitchel, Anoka, Minn. 
1505 Bergslien, Sivvard, Anoka. Minn. 

1466 Begin, Olcedif Thos., Anoka, Minn. 

1507 Brom, John J., Anoka, Minn. 

1489 Brown, Laurence. Anoka, Minn. 

1520 Cameron, Leroy L., Anoka. Minn. 

1483 Corey, Wm. Oscar, Anoka, Minn. 

1526 Cowden, Fred D., Anoka. Minn. 

1494 Coulter, Charlie Harvey. Anoka. Minn. 

1464 Crandall, Edward, Anoka, Minn. 

1480 Daly, John, Anoka. Minn. 

1487 Donnett, Harry Franklin, Anoka. Minn. 

1484 Donnett. Archie Vernon, Anoka, Minn. 

1481 Farrow, Van B., Anoka. Minn. 

1488 Harden, Melvin Orie, Anoka, Minn. 

1522 Harvey, Marion Edgar, Anoka. Minn. 
1519 Harvey, Wm. J., Anoka. Minn. 

1508 Hentges, George, Anoka, Minn. 

1467 Hentges, Herman, Anoka. Minn. 

1498 Hollick, Frank Henry, Anoka. Minn. 

151 1 Houlton, Amos Dwight, Anoka, ilinn. 
15 10 Hunt, Rozel William, Anoka, Minn. 

1 5 15 Jaglo. Thomas P., Anoka, Minn. 

1496 Johnson, Judson Jerome, Anoka, Minn. 

1482 Johnson, Victor, Anoka. Minn. 

15 17 Kaslian, Ruben, Anoka. Minn. 

1500 Lennartz, Oscar, Anoka, Minn. 
1476 Loucks, William Elbin, Anoka. Minn. 

1465 Loucks, James Frank, Anoka, Minn. 

147 1 McArdle, Edmund Leo, Anoka, Minn. 

1463 McArdle, Joe Peter, Anoka, Minn. 

1490 Madson, Earl. Anoka, Minn. 

1485 Nolan, Thomas William, Anoka, Minn. 
1504 Overbaugh, John V., Anoka, Minn. 

1497 Pierro, Mike, Anoka, Minn. 

1493 Porter, Cash Hawes, Anoka. Minn. 

1516 Reilley, Mathew T., Anoka. Minn. 

1469 Reilley, Leo Andrew, Anoka, Minn. 

1502 Rupprecht, Martin Aug., Anoka, Minn. 

1514 Santerre, Orel F., Anoka. Minn. 

1512 Stack, Henry Leo., Anoka, Minn. 

1509 Sanderson, Julius. Anoka. Minn. 

1473 Santerre, Frank O.. Anoka, Minn. 

1503 Schenk, Wm. H., Anoka. Minn. 

1527 Steffenson, Levis L., Anoka, Minn. 

1518 Seberg, Elvin Gabriel. Anoka, Minn. 

1501 Smith, Henry Otis, Anoka. Minn. 

1523 Smith, Stephen Hiram, Anoka, Minn. 

1495 Stroud, Tilden Pearl, Anoka, Minn. 

1528 Taplin, Albert Ernest. Anoka. Minn. 
i486 Tillisch, Geo. Frederick. Anoka. Minn. 

1474 Warneke, Howard Frederick, Dayton, Minn. 

1521 Walton, Charles Henry, Anoka. Minn. 
1479 West, Clarence H., Anoka. Minn. 
1478 West, Laurence, Anoka. Minn. 

1524 Wiedenhoeft, Wm. A., Anoka. Minn. 

1525 Will, Gustav Julius, Anoka. Minn. 
1492 Wilson, Henry H., Anoka, Minn. 

1472 WoUock, Paul Charles, Anoka, Minn. 

1499 Wollick, Charles Edw., Anoka, Minn. 

TOWN OF ST. FRANCIS, MINN. 

1586 Ahl, Alex Bethel. Minn. 

1559 Aldridge, Jerome Lee, Bethel, Minn. 

1536 Anderson, Harry Gilbert, St. Francis, Minn. 

1590 Andrews, John, Elk River, Minn. 
1578 Axelson, Alfred, Zimmerman, Minn. 

1548 Axelson, August, Zimmerman, Minn. 

1572 Beck. John Frederick, Elk River, Minn 
1551 Beck, William E., Elk River, Minn. 

1595 Berndt, Wm. August, Bethel, Minn. 

1573 Bodin, Geo. Edward, St. Francis, Minn. 
1597 Correll, Guy. Bethel, Minn. 

1591 Carlson, John August, Isanti. Minn, 
1534 Dillman, John Edward, Bethel, Minn. 
1558 Emnians, John William, .St. Francis, Minn. 

1596 Erickson, Otto Edward, Elk River, Minn. 
1576 Flink. Charles John, Elk River, Minn. 
1550 Flink, Frank, Elk River. Minn. 

1549 Flink, Emil, Elk River. Minn. 

1569 Freeburg, Charles Edward. Elk River. Minn. 
1540 Gale, Chester Henry. Isanti. Minn. 

1542 Gilson, Clarence, Elias, Bethel, Minn. 

I5SS Gilman, Fred Laforcst, St. Francis, Minn. 
1557 Gilligan, Martin Michael, Bethel, Minn. 

1587 Gilligan, Frank, Bethel, Minn. 



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1568 Guslin, James Edward, Isanti, Minn. 

1579 Hasselgreen, Oscar Herman St, Francis, Minn. 
1552 Hunter, Bazel, St. Francis, Minn. 

1 592 Johnson, Frank Gust, Elk River, Minn. 
1575 Johnson, Joel O., St. Francis, Minn. 
1535 Langmade, Warner C, Bethel, Minn. 

J 533 Lindstrom, Albert Waldemar. Bethel. Minn. 

1565 McDonald, Geo. Burns, Bethel, Minn. 

1584 Meers, Henry William, Bethel, Minn. 

1580 Meers, Geo. Wyatt, Bethel, Minn. 

1577 Miller, Russel Clarence, St. Francis, Minn. 

1581 Miller, John Franklin, Isanti, Minn. 

1585 Miller, Charles William, St. Francis, Minn. 
1574 Mills, Garfield James, St. Francis, Minn. 

1561 Milliman, Wm. Oscar. St. Francis, Minn. 
1531 Miller, Edward Matt, Bethel, Minn. 

1538 Norling, Harry Fred, Bethel, Minn. 

1544 Paisley, Francis Alden, Bethel, Minn. 
1533 Palm, Ruben, Raymond, Isanti, Minn. 

1566 Petersen, Harry Christian, Elk River, Minn. ;_. 

1593 Person, Carl John, Elk River, Minn. 

1545 Peterson, Arthur Bernard, Anoka, Minn. 
1 541 Peterson, Arthur William, Bethel, Minn. 
1530 Pierce, James Gerald, Isanti, Minn. 

1556 Rairdon, Frank Lorenzo. St. Francis, Minn. 

1553 Remking, Fred, Elk River, Minn. 
1571 Reimann, Otto Emil, Isanti, Minn. 

1560 Robinson, Stuart Lester, St. Francis, Minn. 

1567 Sawyer, Fred William, St. Francis, Minn. 
1537 Schulte, Otto Carl, Bethel, Minn. 

1547 Senear, Edward Edwin. St. Francis, Minn. 

1583 Sell, Frank August, Elk River, Minn. 

1543 Shadick, Alfred Moses, St. Francis, Minn. 

1588 Snow, John Alfred, St. Francis, Minn. 

1554 Swanson, John Victor, Elk River, _ Minn. 

1562 Swanson, John Oscar, Anoka, Minn. 
1570 Swanson, Carl Oscar, Isanti, Minn. 

1546 Thayer, Marion Phil, St. Francis, Minn. ' 

1539 Thayer, Malcolm Alfred. Bethel, Minn. 
1598 Thompson, Samuel, Bethel, Minn. 

1589 Vaugt, Walter Knuckles, Isanti, Minn. 

1582 Vrooman, Fredrick Eugene, St. Francis, Minn. 

1594 Ward, John, Isanti, Minn. 

1564 Wredberg, Ossian Frederick, Elk River, Minn. 

1563 Youngquist, Wallie, Elk River, Minn. 

LATE REGISTRANTS 

161 1 Anderson, John Wacktor, Constance, Minn. 

1609 Andredoze, Anton. Anoka, Minn. 

1624 Covyeow, Harry Germain, Fridley, Minn. 

1610 Curtis, Raymond Eddie, Anoka, Minn. 

1604 Dixon, John, Fridley, Minn. i " ' ' : 

163 1 Dupree. Edmund Louis, Hugo. Minn. 

1632 Dupree, Dolord Mitchel, Hugo, Minn. 

1 60 1 Foote, Raymond, Anoka, Minn. 

1615 Fredin, Charles, Minneapolis, Minn. 

1633 Gwizdo, George, Minneapolis, Minn. 

1622 Harshman, Jerry. Anoka, Minn. '' 

1627 Hoover, Roy. Minneapolis, Minn. 

1626 Husk, Fred Arthur, Minneapolis, Minn. 

1 614 Johnson, Albert Henry, Fridley, Minn. 

1607 Johnson, Oscar Lewis, Bethel, Minn. 
1606 Johnson, James, Anoka, Minn. 

1613 Kafka, Benedick Joseph, Hugo, Minn. ' 

1623 Lindgren, Andrew, Constance, Minn. 

1605 Lindstrom, William. Bethel, Minn. 

1625 Lynn, Geo. A., Anoka, Minn. 

1600 McDermott, John Francis, Anoka, Minn. 

1602 Manning, Ernest, Anoka, Minn., (Frbo) 

1629 Moore, Malcome Argyle, Anoka, Minn.. 
■1599 Mount, Oscar, Dayton, Minn., (Frbo) 

1 618 Peterson, Charles Leonard, Anoka. Minn. 
1 62 1 Scherber, William Pius. Anoka, Minn. 

1603 Seelye, Linton Smith, Columbia Heights, Minn. 

1612 Snyder, John, Anoka. Minn. 

1619 Swan, Fred Paul, Anoka, Minn. 

161 7 Swan, Lawrence Edward, Anoka, Minn. 

161 6 Swanson, Charles, Wyoming. Minn. 

1608 Trombley, Verner Joseph, Anoka, Minn. 

1628 Trudeau, Jerome Thomas, Centerville, Minn. 

1620 Wagner, Paul W., Anoka. Minn. 

1630 Walker, Chas. W., Anoka, Minn. 

To expedite the sale of War Savings Stamps in 
the City of Anoka, W. J. Annon appointed Mrs. 
G. W. Green as chairman of the fall drive in the 
First ward, M'rs. R. P. Chase in the Second, Mrs. 
G. W. Peterson in the Third and Frank H. Koos, 
Frank Gillis and A. L. Reed for the work in the 
public schools. 

The young people listed below volunteered to 
make a thorough canvas of all the homes in the 
city of Anoka during the week of March 10th to 17th 
to urge the people to buy Thrift and War Savings 
Stamps: 



FIRST WARD 



Dorothy Smith 
Irene Bourgeois 
Paul Murphy 
Glen Lydick 
Ora Blanchard 
William Bergeous 
Helen Caine 
Kathleen Chambers 
Rose Dilks 
Arthur Giddings 
Helen Griffin 
June Langer 
Alice Lee 
Ruth McCumber 
Harold McLaughlin 
Ruth Spencer 
Gerald Wallick 
Catherine Hilliard 



Oscar Peterson 
Harriet Barrett 
William Jackson 
Marvel Anderson 
Bernard Christenson 
William Arnold 
Arthur Green 
Marie Blanchette 
Alvina Hunt 
Eugene Johnson 
Frank Boobar 
Clifford Carlson 
Aubrey Russell 
Elmer Pearson 
Mahlon Babcock 
Mildred Boobar 
Helen Goodrich 
Marie Ferguson 
Harry Stewart 
Eleanor Piper 
Priscilla Blanchette 
Carl Humphrey 
Wallace Larson 



Dwight Caswell 
Paul Giddings 
Guy Spencer 
Harriet Carlson 
Waite Blanchard 
Lawrence Carlson 
James Cundy 
Anna Gay 
Eleanor Green 
Berthold Kamrath 
Helen Lindsay 
Doris Lydick 
Edith Peterson 
Dean Smith 
Harry Huebner 
Robert Donnelly 
Earl Richard 



SECOND WARD 



Alice Chambers 
Maude Shaw 
Clarence LeBard 
Eugene Manning 
Donald Green 
Charlotte Laird 
Hugh Butler 
Rose Payette 
Beatrice Dunn 
Carl Tollin 
Melvin Peterson 
Waverly LeBard 
Eva Holmes 
Floyd Stearns 
Philip Fulton 
Bernice McGaffey 
Alia Humphrey 
Bertha Peterson 
Graydon Colburn 
Abbie Chapin 
Jean Addington 
Paul Nelson 
Helen Rither 



THIRD WARD 



Harold Murphy Byron Henry- 
Eleanor Abrahamson Marjorie Akin 
Clifford Hunt Fridolph Johnson 
Thomas Pratt Leigh Caswell 
Albin Lindman Evelyn Sebaugh 
Hannah Ward ' Frances Casey 
Cecil McArdle Carl Veidt 
Clyde Erickson Clarence Peterson 
Harlan Hobbs Louise Akin 
Bernice Abrahamson Dorothy Field 
Dorothy Hutchins Agnes Jasperson 
Elizabeth Caswell Joseph Dalheimer 
Grace Williamson Rosa Russell 
Marie Potter Almn Wilmes 
Verna Dufer ' Eulalie Schaefer 
Catherine Swick Carroll Geddes 
James Hyatt Albert Pratt 
Hartley Schaefer Marie Erickson 
Gertrude Bard Mabel Johnson 
Marian Powell Willard Merrill 
Kline Chamberlain Clarence Olson 
Edith Peterson Edward Person 
Ross Smith Verna Johnson 
Theodore Jedlika Lillian Russell 
Bernice Jesperson Harvey Henneke 
Mildred Turnquist 

Arthur A. Caswell, chairman for the second Red 
Cross, announced that the pledges totaled $17,696.14 
and that the collections to date amounted to 
$10,246.02. 

Many Anoka business men, during September, 
went out to farms in the county to help harvest the 
crops. The money which the farmers paid them 
for their services was turned over to the Red Cross. 
No list was ever kept of these men as many did 
not even notify those in charge of this work that 
they had thus done their bit to help on the food 
situation. 

Miss lyOretta O'Connor completed the teaching of 
a class of women in the home care of the sick. The 
following took the course and graduated as qualified 
for active service: Mrs. Elizabeth Ward, Mrs. Alice 
Bell, Mrs. Ella Pinney, Misses Amanda Moberg, Ella 
Foxwell, Bertha Gow, Irene Ward, Hannah Peterson, 
Mary Coleman, Gertrude Coleman. 

The following registrants left Thursday, Septem- 
ber 19th, for Camp Grant, Illinois, to replace re- 
jected registrants: 



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Nicholas Martell, 3815 Jackson Street, N. E., Col- 
umbia Heights. 

Robert John Johnson, Anoka. 

Six registrants entrained for Dunwoody Institute, 
Minneapolis, under call number 1303 to receive train- 
ing in mechanics, carpenters, electricians, radio op- 
erators and sheet metal workers. 
L-loyd Wesley Odenwald, Bethel. 
Lester Thew Robinson, Cedar, R. 1. 
John A. Therres, Fridley. 
Oscar Bakken, 3716 University Avenue, Columbia 

Heights. 

Arthur C. Ward, Anoka. 
Albert M. Wuest, Anoka. 
Privates Ray E. McCHn- 
tic and Wm. R. Husby 
were assigned as military 
clerks connected with the 
Anoka County Local Board 
and the Anoka County 
Medical Advisory Board. 
These clerks were stationed 
at Fort Snelling and were 
ordered to report to Anoka 
for duty by Major J. P. 
Snyder of the Adjutant 
General's office. 

Early in September ill 
health caused Theodore A. 
Nelson to resign from the 
draft board. His place was 
taken by C. S. Hosmer. 
The draft board's quarters 
were moved September 20th to the City Hall. 

Mrs. G. K. Hagaman, chairman of the Belgian 
Relief Committee, undertook a drive for garments, 
shoes, stockings, soft felt hats, and caps, to be 
sent September 30th to the women and children of 
Belgium and northern France. 

The 12th Battalion, MHG, held its third mobiliza- 
tion at Cambridge on September 19th, and, as two 
Anoka County companies participated, an account 
of the event is included herewith: 

A large tract of land was needed for the skirmish 
drill of the morning. W. S. Louden, a patriotic 
citizen of the town, owned an ideal tract of land 
for the purpose and generously gave the use of it 
to the Battalion, furnishing an automobile from 
which to inspect the place and prepare it for use. 

At nine o'clock Co. "F" of Rock Creek arrived, 
the first out-of-town company to appear, thus win- 
ning the extra ten dollar prize awarded the com- 
pany, stationed outside of Cambridge, which ar- 
rived first and reported for duty. 

Co. "G" arrived next from North Branch, closely 
followed by Co. "C" of Elk River, and Co. "A" of 
Anoka. Co. "B" of Columbia Heights, with a large 
number of men in line, thereby winning the largest 
share of the proceeds, came in two huge vans and 
a long train of automobiles. The Headquarters 
company trickled into town from all points soon 
after and at half past ten, in regimental formation 
with Capt. A. L. Reed commanding the First Bat- 
talion, Capt. M. E. Bean the Second, and Capt. C. E. 
Morrell the Third, the command paraded the town 
and set ofif on a four mile hike to engage in a skir- 
mish along the river, west of the town. 

The band rehearsed during the morning, sixty 
strong under the supervision of Capt. Frank H. 
Koos, Lt. A. B. Hallin and_ Lt. L. O. Carlson. Lt. 
A. L Rodgers acted as Adjutant of the Battalion. 

The skirmish was interesting and of value. The 
hospital unit had experience in handling the wounded, 
the signal corps with the field telegraph and flags 
did good service. 

Returning to town at one o'clock, half an hour 
was given to picnic lunch. 



Governor J. A. A. Burnquist arrived at two o'clock 
to review the command. He was attended by Capt. 
Wright, of the Adjutant General's stafT, the latter 
acting as reviewing and inspecting officer. 

After the Review the Battalion was manouvered 
for five minutes, followed by company manouvers 
lasting fifteen minutes. 

The Governor then addressed the great crowd that 
had assembled. He was then entertained by Senator 
and Mrs. Blomgren at dinner. 

Co. "D" and Co. "B" played a football game 
which was won by the former. 

In the evening Co. "D" put on a sham battle which 
was exceptionally well staged. The colored lights. 
the rockets, roar of cannon and rattle of musketry, 
all tended to make the scene very realistic. 

The honors were awarded as follows: 

In percentage of men present at mobilization, 
Company "B" was first. Headquarters Company 
second. Company "D" third. Company "F" fourth, 
Company "G" fifth. Company "C" sixth, Company 
"A" seventh. Company "E" of Osseo, failed to ap- 
pear at all. 

In drill at mobilization, Company "A" won first, 
Company "B" second, Company "D" third. Head- 
quarters Company fourth. Company "C" fifth, Com- 
pany "F" sixth. Company "G" seventh. 

In weekly attendance at drill since last mobiliza- 
tion. Company "D" won first, Company "G" second. 
Company "B" third. Company "C" fourth. Head- 
quarters Company fifth. Company "F" sixth and 
Company "A" seventh. 

The average percentage resulting from the above 
gave Company "B" first honors with 1.75 per cent, 
Company "D" second with 2.25 per cent. Headquar- 
ters Company third with 3.75 per cent. Company 
"A" fourth with 4.5 per cent. Company "C" fifth with 
5 per cent. Company "G" sixth with 5.25 per cent, 
and Company "F" seventh with 5.5 per cent. 

Company "D" of Cambridge won special mention 
for its splendid appearance and the sham battle 
which it gave in the evening. 



NOTICE 

To Every Person in Loyal Anoka County 



Set.tnnb«r 24lh. 1 9 Id. 
Dear Friend; 

Monday, September 30, 1916, i& Lib«rty Limb D«y 
in Anoka Covoty Your allot<m*ni hoft b««ii nsdk and yon ar« re- 
quired t/O appear at Cb« last polDng pla<:« in your votinit pndacu b^ 
tweeo the hom^ of 9 a. m. and 9 p. m. of said day and sis" yoar sub- 
Kriptkmcard. If ikknau prevents yoa doing Lhti. wfll you kindly 
conmunicoLc wHh your cbairnMm? 

Keep op oar slogan, "Anoka County makes ;ood " 
'Vonrs faithfully, 
FOUKTH L(BKJI.TY LOAN COMMITTKK. 
Anoka Comty. Minneaou. 

This Means Yeu. Dont Wait For Further Notice 



Company "B" won great praise for the large 
number of men in line and the excellence of its 
work during the past three months. 

At the County Fair the women of three churches 
served noon day viands for Red Cross. The Epis- 
copal ladies raised $40.00 thus, the Lutheran ladies 
$50.00 and the Methodist ladies $67.20. 

Mrs. B. C. Smith, who had been in charge of 
Y. W. C. A. work for some time, was placed in 
charge of the now co-ordinated seven war activities 
which had been recognized bv the government, the 
Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., K. "of C, Jewish Wel.fare, 



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Library Association, Salvation Army and the Camp 
Community Service. 

Anoka was treated to a bit of war time experience 
early in October when big trucks from the aviation 
school began to run through town, sans lights, as 
was their wont in the battle zone. 

The Pillsbury Mill Co. sent the Red Cross head- 
quarters a big load of fuel the first of October. 

A call was made upon the housewives of the 
county to furnish for the hospitals of France 250 
bath towels, 550 hand towels, 100 sheets, 330 hand- 
kerchiefs and 30 napkins. The allotment was 

promptly raised. 

The drive for the Fourth 
Liberty Loan began at 
this time. A different 
method was used and 
it met with great success. 
Each man in the county 
was alloted a sum as in 
the Third Loan, but, in 
this case the people were 
asked to go to their usual 
voting place and sign 
pledges for the allotments. 
This they did almost to a 
man. Great publicity was 
given to the loan through 
the newspapers. 

Here is a list of the 
Anoka County people who 
subscribed to the Fourth 
Loan. The names are ar- 
ranged alphabetically and 
grouped, for convenience 

under the bank at which they elected to make their 

payment: 

FIRST AND SECURITY NATIONAL BANK, MINNEAPOLIS 

Anderson, A. H. Mulcare, Michael 

Amidon, Wm. W. Morrison, W. E. 

Butler, C. C. Ostap, Edmund 

Garland, Thos. W. Ostap, Forest 

Hilstad, Morris C. Schultz, Henry 

Mibo, Aldin L. 

Minneapolis Electric Steel Castings Co. 




E. L. CURIAL 



FIRST STATE 
Anderson, Charles Otto 
Anderson, Hannah S. 
Aim, Svin N. 
Alquist, Victor 
Anderson, Swan 
Bredfeldt, Jttlius 
Boettcher, Jtilius 
Ball, J. Harry 
Beneas, Thos. A. 
Crete, David 
Ekstrand, Frank 
Frenning, 01a£ 
Gillert, Ernest 
Gillert, Emil C. 
Holden, S. G. 
Holden, Fred P. 
Holden, Abbie M. 
Johnson, Gust L. 
Lyon, John 



BANK OF STACY 
Lewerenz, Rudolph 
Malaney, Mrs. Addie 
Nordberg, John Ernest 
Olson, O. M. 
Pearson, John 
Pearson, Algot 
Peterson, B. J. 
Ruffcorn, David 
Ryan, T. E. 
Russell, Laurence 
Ruffcorn, Elizabeth 
Ruffcorn, Eunice M. 
Ryan, John P. 
Ryan, M. M. 
Richardson, George 
Szyraanski, Stanley 
Thompson, Christ 
Westlund, Magnus 



NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS 

Aitkens, F. A. Flor, Joseph 

Carlson, Ed. A. Flor, Harold 

Carlson, Mrs. E. A. Hobart, Mrs. G. H., Jr. 

Carlson, Mildred McDonald, Wm. H. 

Carlson, Jeanette Peel, Fred 

Dye, L. F. Stowes, R. L. 



ST. ANTHONY 
Amidon, A. W. 
Anderson, Hans, 
Angles^, A. F. 
Borgquist, H. 
Brown, B. S. 
Burton, Mrs. Emma 
Burton, Frank 
Christianson, John 
Christianson, Helen 
Christianson, Elias 
Christianson, Carl 
Davis, A. 
Day, Geo. C. 
Demars, C. B. 
Early, Thomas 
Ekman, Carl IT. 
Fechner, Herman 
Georslein, Otto Gustaf 
Hazelton, Chester A. 
Hines, J. W. 
Jacobson, P. L. 
Johnson, Geo. Henry 

STATE INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS 
Gilbert, Opal N. 

MILLERS AND TRADERS STATE BANK 
Grothe, Andrew 

HENNEPIN COUNTY SAVINGS BANK 
Blumenson, R. Forsett, Mrs. Andrew 

Damon, E. A. Grant, Bert 

De Marsh, Joseph Hendrickson, Knute 

MIDLAND NATIONAL BANK 
Conner, W. E. Ryberg, J. R. 



FALLS BANK 
Johnsen, Jno. L. 
Lindsey, Ralph W. 
Laseth, John 
Lemere, Paul J. 
Mulcare, J. H. 
Mulcare, Nora 
Morton, Jessie E. 
Morton, Mrs. F. H. 
Matson, A. 
Oberg, Emil H. 
Olsen, O. J. 
Olsen, Jno C. 
Prestimon, O. H. 
Rasmussen, Rasmus 
Stack, P. T. 
Swenson, Alfred 
Schivone Daniel M. 
Sinnotl, Wm. W. 
Schweder, Otto W. 
Thorkelsen, Christine 
Weir, C. M. 



Singleton, Mrs. D. B. 



Holland, P. 
McKeavy, Vern 

METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK, MINNEAPOLIS 
Coryean, C. H. McPhee, Maurette K. 

Fortman, B. A. 

UNION STATE BANK 
Oilman, Robert E. Vincent, Harlan Joy 

Johnson, Gust 

MARKET STATE BANK 
Husnik, Mrs. Alary Taylor, Arthur 

STATE SAVINGS BANK 
Collins, Elsa Rita 

THE EXCHANGE BANK 
Selvig, O. M. 

ABERDEEN NATIONAL BANK 
Holbrook, D. W. 

CENTRAL BANK, ST, PAUL 
West, Mrs. Louise 

GREAT NORTHERN STATE BANK OF ST. PAUL 

Demars, Cyril Noren, John A. 

Husnik, Joseph Rehbine, Chas. 
Krouzuk, Frank and Andrew Rehbine. Wm. 

Luedke, August Tauer, Henry 

Miller, John B. Tauer, Wm. 
Miller, Rulah 

SECURITY STATE BANK OF ST. PAUL 
Krueger, Wm. 

MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK OF ST. PAUL 
Rehbein, Anton Rehbein, Paulthema 

NORTH BRANCH BANK 
Broadbent, J. R. 

CHISAGO FARMERS STATE BANK 
Sandberg, Arthur 

NORTHEAST STATE BANK 
Stejskur, Joseph Stephens, M. 

MERCANTILE STATE BANK 
Gale, Wm. Staige, John C. 

NORTH COMMERCIAL STATE BANK 
Bean, Capt. M. E. 

FIDELITY STATE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS 
Garin, J. W. Silsbex, Geo. N. 



Hughes, Herbert 
Morlian, John 
Mortenson, Peter 



Sullivan, Wm. 
Sullivan, Mrs. L. M. 



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CAMDEN PARK STATE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS 
Dixon, J. Nelson, S. P. 

Kruth, Max L. Olson, Peter 

Lundin, Erick Theorin, E. E. 

Linden, C. O. Therres, D. A. 

FIRST STATE BANK OF CHAMPLIN 
Jergenson, C. Wellman, A. E. 

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NEW BRIGHTON 
Weber, Peter 

MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS' STATE BANK OF 

MINNEAPOLIS 
Christensen, Hans 

LAKE STREET STATE BANK 
Hanson, Andrew 

CALHOUN STATE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS 
Johnson, H. C. Nelson, Herder 

GATEWAY STATE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS 
Dye, W. M. 



Miller, John C. 



STATE DEPOSIT BANK 



FIRST STATE BANK OF ISANTI 



Martin, Beth C. 



Martin, J. W. 



CITIZENS STATE BANK OF ROSEAU 
Schires, Jake 



FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK OF 
ZIMMERMAN 
Frederic, R. E. 



STATE BANK 
Anderson. Andrew W. 
Anderson, Emil 
Bjorkman, A. 
Bjankman, Fred 
Bragg, W. R. 
Bjorkman. Carl 
Carlson, Gust 
Dulphy, Anthony 
Faachs, D. L. 
Faymorville, Frank 
Faymorville, N. 



OF NEW BRIGHTON 
Flor, Jacob 
Laska, Martin 
Maga, John 
Molitsi, Joseph 
Norviocki. John 
Pokmy, Frank 
Travers, W. M. 
Travers, Louis 
Travers, John 
Tauer, John 



EAST HENNEPIN BANK 



Arnold, Marius 

Carlson, Elof L. 

Druid, David E. 

Ellis, G. E. 

Frank, H. A. 

Gould, Jno 

Goramson. Gustave Adolph 

Iverson, Iver 

Johnson, C. B. 

Jacobs, Anthony 



Lundahl, Gust 

Olbrich, G. A. 

Olson. Christ 

Schock Parlor Frame Co. 

Schock, Alyce 

Schock, Edith 

Standley, Jeanette 

Wood, Ruth M. 

Walsh, Catherine A. 



FARMERS 
Arup, Emil 
Augustine. Frank 
Ahlquist, Walter 
Beriou, Victor 
Dowval, Elizabeth 
Emanuelson, Victor 
Ervan, G. A. 
Hayes, Anna 
Hayes, Mary A. 
Hedberg. Conrad 



MECHANICS BANK 
Jeune, Carl M. 
Megahy, Hugh W. 
Nelson, Earl 
Pederson, Samson A. 
Sessions, W. F. 
Salvail, Hector A. 
Sallee, Chas. A. 
Swenson, Hildur E. 
Walthers, Dan 



F.XRMF.RS' 



Brown. Lawrence 
Baer, W. S. 
Banwart, J. J. 
Carrsen, J. C. 
Cameron, Roy 
Johnson. Gust B. 
Lee, Henry 
Lee, R. H. 
Lane, R. R. 
Larson, C. A. 
Mertens, C. C. 
Menzel, W. R. 



STATE BANK OF ANOKA 
Menzel, Benno 
May, Myrtle 
Olson, Chas. W. 
O'Kcefe, Thos. 
Poeppel, Emil 
Pipenhagen. W. A. 
-Schinkel, Chas. 
Smuder, John 
Veidt, Henry 
Warneke, C. J. 
Wellman, Leon 
Walburn, J. E. 



PEOPLES' STATE 
Alcock, Geo. 
Anderson, Mrs. Chas. 
Anderson, August 
Anderson, A. R. 
Anderson, Ivan 
Alcock, Fred 
Bovine, Edgar 
Born, Gust 
Brunelle, E. E. 
Bergerson, Art 
Colben, M. K. 
Christensen, Marius 
Dundberg, Chas. J. 
Dawson, J. A. 
Grubbs, John 
Geslin, Frank 
Gardeen, Albert W. 



BANK OF FOREST LAKE 
Hauberg, O. E. 
Hullar, Wm. H. 
Hauble, Henry I. 
Hanson, N. J. 
Jensen, A. Peter 
Lassau, Gust 
Lane, D. C. 
Matheson, Martin 
Newell, Mortie 
Olson, Peter 
Peterson, Adolph 
Pederson, Ester 
Pederson, Peder 
Pederson, B. 
Rumbly, N. O. 
Swanson, G. F. 
Turnvall, August 



FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ELK RIVER 



Adams, W. J. 
Banke, Theo. 
Bernard. P. E. 
Beck, John 
Cornelius, Esther 
Cornelius, Gertrude 
Cornelius, Wm. 
Cornelius, Herman 
Cornelius, Mrs. Wm. 
Clark. Albert C. 
Clark. Fred C. 
Clark. Geo. C. 
Clark, William G. 
Dunn, Gerald 
Engen, W. O. 
Engbloom, Geo. W. 
Ferretti, Charlie 
Ferretti, Chas. 
Frans, M. J. 
Frederick. H. R. 
Gamm, Fred J. 
Gamm, N. J. 
Gamm, Herman 
Goodwin, Maurice 
Greenburg, J. D. 
Holzen, Gertie 
Holzen, Christ 
Hidde, W. A. 
Hare. Alvin L. 
Hidde. H. A. 
Hare, Bert V. 
Hanks, E. O. 
Havey, J. E. 
Hare, J. N. 
Holzen, Mrs. Ellen 
Harvey, W. J. 
Johnson. Lewis 
Karkhoff, Frank 
Kliever, Herman 
Kluge, Bruno 
Kreger, Fred 
Keske, Wm. 
Koehler, Henry 
Kluge, Fred C. 
Koenler, John 
Keen, Verna 
Kliever, Gust 
Kluge, Mrs. Fred 
Lane, Lewis \\'esley 
Lundahl, F. 
Le Ferree, Mrs. Annie 



Liester, Herman 
Lubrecht, Fred 
Lind, L. E. 
Lane, J. W. 
Lane, Estella K. 
Mevissen L. 
Middlestadt, Theo. 
Magnuson, Jno 
Miller, Herman 
Moos, John E. 
Marohn, F. G. 
Mevissen, Christ 
Olson, Mrs. Caren 
Ott, Wm. 
Paulson, Paul B. 
Parent, John 
Paulson, O. J. 
Powell, K. A. 
Rahn, Wm. 
Rootes, Henry 
Rehmen, Pete 
Rankin, D. E. 
Rupprecht, Martin 
Raabe, M. B. 
Rootes, Lester 
Rootes, Geo. W. 
Rootes, C. H. 
Schmiege, Herman W. 
Schimbeno, P. H. 
Schimbeno, A. 
Schmiege, F. 
Schert. J. A. 
Sehulke, Carl 
Swanson, A. F. 
Smith, C. J. 
Strehike, Albert 
Sehulke, Herman 
Sparre. Erick 
Wode, Will 
Wruck, Herman 
Whipple, Arthur C. 
Whipple, Walter E. 
Whipple, Daisy 
Whipple, C. A. 
Werner, Kasper 
Westlund, Charley 
Wickstrom, A. 
Wickstrom, J. F. 
White. R. P. 
Youngquist. Alfred 
Zilga, Herman 



FIRST ST.\TE BANK OF WHITE BEAR 



Asplund, J. A. 
Asplund, Charles G. 
Asplund, Oscar 
Apitz, Ernest 
Bergeron, Fred 
Beckley, O. B. 
Cardinel, D. 
Dufresne, Thomas 
Drca, James 
Drca, Michael 
Erickson, E. H. 
Gustafson, Fridolph 
Gustafson, E. Victor 
Gunderson, Ole 
Gustafson. Mrs. M. 
Hughes, John 



Hanson, Andrew P. 
Johnson. Simon T. 
Keller. John J. 
Lundgren, Albert 
Lundgren, Martin 
Langer, August 
Lamotte, John 
Molitor, Herman 
Nelson, Christ 
Pariseau, Lewis 
Pariseau, Mose 
Pariseau, Joseph 
Seabloom, Peter O. 
Weber, Jacob 
Weber, Leonard 
Wieclmian, H. II. 



94 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



FOREST 
Artto, Henry 
Anderson, P. M. 
Atrenberger, John 
Alcock, Geo. 
Arth, Joseph 
Anderson, Alfred 
Anderson, Maru 
Anderson, Amanda 
Awhitnav, Harry 
Arth, Margaret 
Barott, H. L. 
Barott, E. E. 
Barott, Alfred 
Boehm, Frank A. 
Boehm, W. J. 
Boyer, Anton 
Bergeron, Harry 
Christenson, C. 
Crete, Peter '■ 

Dupree, Wm. 
Dahlquist, Ed. 
Dupree, Jas. 
Erridge, G. G. 
Erridge, G. H. 
Elwell, Jas. T., Jr. 
Engen, Andrew 
Even, Herke 
Fox, Ben, Jr. 
Granberg, A. W. 
Grosskoph, Frank 
Grosskoph, Mrs. B. 
Grovers, Frank 
Hillgren, Jas. 
Hellar, Joseph 
Heinen, Eliza K. 
Heinen, Emma K. 
Hansen, Hans 
Hansen, Andrew 
Hofford, H. 
Hansen, Rennel 
Houle, Jno. A. 



Alcock, G. R. 
Abresch, Herman 
Aydt, A. A. 
Barret, Robert 
Billargren, Win. 
Bernier, John B. 
Bernier, Gilbert 
Belland, Henry L', 
Burque, Geo. E. 
Brounell, John 
Barrott, Joe. 
Cartier, Fred 
Charpentier, Harry 
Charpentier, Edward 
Cartier, Exavius 
Capistrant, Moses 
Cable, Burton A. 
Carpentier, Francis 
Cardinel, Thomas 
Cardinel, Paul 
Cardinel, Oliver 
Cartier, Joe 
Cartier, Adline 
Cardinel, Dolphus 
Dufresne, S. R. 
Dufresne, Amicus 
Duprius, Gilbert 
Dupre, Victor 
Dupre, Dolphius 
Dupre, Louis F. 
Dupre, Dolord 
Dupre, Willie H. 
Durham. Fabian 
Dupre, Geo. 
Dupre, Joe 
Dupre, Edward 
Dupre, Willie 
Dupre, Leon O. 
Dupre, Daniel 
Davis, Geo. 
Dofineas, Frank 
Dupre, Mikel 
Dufresne, S. R. 
Forcier, Jos. N. 
Gilbertson,. John 
Golden, Pat 
Golden, Joseph 
Houle, Theo. 
Hauer, Amie 
Houle, Thomas 
Hughes Albert A. 
Hughes, John H. 
Holley, Eddie 
Houle, Jos. J. 
Holley, Arthur 
Hicks, Wm. 
Houle, John J. 
Johnson, Alfred 
Knodt, A. W. 



LAKE STATE BANK 
( Hoffman, Franz 
Hunbel, Matt 
Hanson, Edmund M. 
Janitz, Wm. R. 
jepson, A. E._ 
Johnson, Martin C. 
Jenson, N. P. 
Kvinshier, Edward 
Koch, John 
Kunsbuls, Chas. 
Knuskie, Jos. 
Larson, Emil 
Lundeen, August 
Lanovette, Geo. N. 
Lind, Anton 
Miller, James 
Nelson, John 

" Peterson, August 

5 Proul.x, jos. 

Rudin, Carl 
Roush, Philips 
Raymond, P. L. 
Swanson, Alex 
Stockrich, Frank 
Starkey, J. E. 
Stoner, Roy E. 

' '■ Singny, Wilfred 

Stenstrom, Mrs. J. A. 
Scott, Paul 
' Scotte, Eugene 

Skytt, N. F. 
Sevigny, N. 
Sevigny, Lazare 
Schooley, T. M. 
Smeokajake, Paul 
Taute, Fertie 
Thurnbeck, Jno. M. 
Van Sya. Roy 
Winch, M. F. 
White, S. 
W'iedl, J. 

HUGO STATE BANK 

Knobe, Leonard 
Kammerer, Wm. 
Krueger, Ktirt 
Leroux, Paul 
Langevin, Louis 
Lamay, Octave 
Lamotte, Louis 
Lavalle, John A. 
La Bonte, Pierre 
La Belle, Gideon 
' La Bonne, L. A. 

I evasseur, Louis 
Lictschier, Joe. 
Lamotte, Cecil 
Leroux, Antoine 
Langevin, J. 
La Belle, Frank 
Leroux, Geo. 
Lamotte, J. F. 
Lund, M. O. 
La Casse, John 
La Casse, Peter 
La Casse, Cyril 
Moeschler, Lucion 
Nott, Erick G. 
Nadeau, Wm. 
Nadeau, Leon 
Nadeau, Fred 
Nadeau, Calix 
Proulx, Edward 
Picard, E. 
Proulx, Thomas 
Proulx, Albert 
Peterson, Axel 
Paul, Simon 
Pelletier, Louis A. 
Pelletier, J. R. 
Pelletier, Louis H. 
Perrier, Varistie 
Proulx, Annie 
Proulx, John 
Peloquin, Jos. H. 
Ouesnel, Mrs. E. 
Rehbine, Fred 
Rarasden, Chris 
Rehbein, Albert 
Rehbein, Gust 
Scott. F. C. 
Schellenberger, A. 
Schmidt, Bertha 
Stephens, John 
Speiser, Henrv W. 
Schmidt, PaulC. 
Schmudt, Bertha 
Tourville, Marie L. 
Trudeau, D. A. 
Wenzel, Fred 
Wallin, C. H. 
\\'illiams, Mrs. Diana 



NORTH AMERICAN BANK 



Adams J. Q. 
Ahlgren, A. L. 
Bondegard, John 
Bondegard, Ed. 
Franson, Oscar 
Gadbois, L. F. 
Gottwaldt, Chas. E. 
Gottwaldt, Albert 
Gottwaldt, Henry 
Hoffman, Pauline 
Huffle, Elizabeth 
Hartman, Ed. 
Moeger, Paul 
Nelson, Raymond 



Nelson, C. A. 
Osborne, W. F. 
Osborne, G. S. 
Eiedel, A. E. 
Riedel, Arthur 
Riedel, K. J. 
Rosenthal, A. J. 
Swanson, C. J. 
Swanson, C. A. 
Swanson, Geo. W. 
Sudquist, Ed. 
Theres, John 
Theis, F. 
Wacholz, John 



FIRST STATE BANK OF WYOMING 



Anderson, H. L. 
Broadbent, S. C. 
Courtney, W. E. 
Dahlberg, A. 
Eldridge, Eugene 
Fingal, Anton 
Gatzow, H. A. 
Grant, Wm. J. 
Gatzow, John 
Hjort, Andrew 
Johnson, Oscar P. 
Johnson, Peter 
Johnson, J. E. 
Johnson, Ole 
Janitz, Paul 
Kleidon, Ottelce 



Monson, C. L. 
Olson, Oscar 
Pfafendorf, Herman 
Pfafendorf, Ernest 
Peterson, C. W. 
Peterson, A. L. 
Petersen, C. J. 
Prout, Wm. 
Rasmussen, Geo. 
Strandborg, August A. 
Siggeson, S. 
Stakman, W. F. 
Sausen, Joseph 
Swenson, Thilof 
Strandberg & Johnson 
Trepanier, Frank 



CENTRAL STATE BANK 



And erson, Jno P. 
Jobinski, John 
Broberg, Peter 
Bakkin, Lars 
Baker, E. N. 
Ballanger, Geo. 
Banman, Chas. 
Bassett, Louis W. 
Christian, Donald 
Christian, Mrs. E. M. 

Christian. F,. M. 
Cochron. Will 
Casper, Max 
Christian. Rasmus 
Dock, Anton 
Dierling, Herman C. 
Dean, L. H. 
Early Frank 
Eikenroth, Charles 
Eckstrom, Carl 
Farrell, J. H. 
Fickett, Chas. 
Gardner, Ernest 
Grosslein, M. J. 
Hennes, Baribol 
Hanson, J. K. 
Helmick, A. G. 
Hoffman, Geo. P. 
Helm, Lillian 
Hendrickson, Andrew 
Isherwood, L, W. 
Johnson, J. S. 
Johnson, L. B. 
Johnson, Oscar E. 
Johnson, Carl J. 
Johnson, Gottfrid 



Karrow, H. W. 
Larsen, Edw. O. 
Ledwein, Frank 
Langer, Paul 
Loudberg, Isaac 
Mygren, F. O. 
Mulcare, Thomas 
Mulcare, E. J. 
Maxson, Frank 
Northfield, L. W. 

Nestor, Mrs. Avid 
Nelson, Christian 
Owens, C. F. 
Ostmore, Theodore 
Peterson, R. Z. 
Russ, Lloyd E. 
Rustan, John 
Rognrud, Louis 
Sledz, Stanley 
Showator. A. B. 
Spain, Wm. 
Stephenson, K. W. 
Shonaur, Aug. 
Sullivan, R. 
Sullivan, Ed. 
Sullivan, John 
Sullivan, Raymond 
Sullivan, Edward 
Stroud, Amelia 
Stroud, John 
Swanson, C. F, 
Trettin, E. P. 
Welehinger, Fred J. 
Wolfe. C. B. 
Wentursth, Wale 



IOWA PATXT COMPANY, MINNEAPOLIS 

Lockwood, C. M. Strand, Axel 

Woster, Jim 

XEVEDT SPRING CO. 
Bovolos, Andrew Turnski, Walter 

Herder, B. 

(The following subscribers are not listed at the preceding 
banks.) 

Coates, A. R. Nickomier, Jim 

Duray, Mikel ' Peterson, H. P. 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



95 



ANOKA 
Andwood, Chas. 
Allison, A. J. 
Augustson, John 
Abbott, R. S. 
Atckinson, Geo. 
Atckinson, Frank 
Anderson, Victor 
Amerrud, Peter 
Adams, C. A. 
Alex Arrell 
Anderson, Lewis 
Anderson, A. G. 
Anderson, Joseph 
Ahlberg, WSlhelm 
Anderson, Aug. 
Anderson, Andrew W. 
Aldrich, Flora L. S. 
Annon, W. J. 
Ash, Charles 
Bradley, W. E. 
Barnard, Geo. F. 
Brittigan. Chas. 
Barnes, W. R. 
Blanchette, S. A. 
Barney, W. H. 
Barrows, Frank 
Berg, Nels 

Bullard. E. A. 

Barney, Chas. H. 

Butler, Ed. 

Burman. Mrs. W. 

Brittigan, Theodore 

Breyen, G. H. 

Breyen, John 

Bradley, W. H. 

Bruner, C. J. 

Breyen, Theo. 

Boxwell, Stanley 

Berglund, Robert 

Benson, John 

Beck, Tames 

Bean, D. R. 

Baker, John 

Baker, Eugene 

Berglund, Walfred 

Berglund, Erick 

Boxwell, H. 

Buckholz, Aug. 

Bean, W. M. 

Beck. Gus 

Blanchard, Wm. 

Bell, Mrs. John H. 

Babcock, E. P. 

Bell, Sam 

Bragg, F. L. 

Brooks, J. G. 

Bowers, Lucy E. 

Beckum, O. A. & Co. 

Boobar, F. W. 

Benner, John 

Bowers, Walter 

Bergaus. Wm. 

Bond, S. 

Briere. Pierre L. 

Blewett, Ethel M. 

Boxwell, Lloyd 

Conroy. Joe 

Clements, A. C. 

Cronkhite. A. G. 

Chouinard. Frank 

Christensen, E. R. 

Cook. Ben 

Crook. C. P. 

Carlisle, S. A. 

Croswell. Gladys 

Coleman Margaret 

Coleman, Johanna 

Casey, John 

Coleman, Thomas 

Canfield. Asie 

Chamberlain, Geo. 

Cowden. F. D. 

Camnbell, Fred 

Canfield, Fred 

Clemens, Alary 

Collins. Mike 

Case Bros. 

Coleman, Minnie K. 

Coleman. T. E. 

Chouinard. O. 

Coleman, John 
Coleman. Julia A. 
Coleman. John P. 
Coleman, Mrs. John P. 
Coulter. Edward 

Chase, Lois 
Chase, C. E. 
Chase. Lora Lee 
Chase, R. P. 
Cogley. Martha 
Clarke, E. R. 



NATIONAL BANK 
Celuh, Joseph 
Caine, Arthur T. 
Chase, Roe G. 
Chase, Mrs. Roe 
Cronin, Josephine 
Cloutier, Joseph 
Collins, Irvin B. 
Cloutier, Geo. A. 
Cady, Emma 
Dunham, Marian E. 
Dettmen, Richard 
Dunn, M. E. 
Dayton, G. N. 
Downs, Myrtle 
Dahl, John 
Daly, Nora 
Donnett, Archie 
Dettman, Mrs. H. 
Dawson, C. ^L 
Duncan, Chas. 
Dahlheimer, Geo. J. 
Dunn, Raymond 
Donnelly, H. J. 
Elwell, Laurence R. 
Erickson, Rand 
Erickson, Emil 
Eldridge, Geo. F. 
Eggen, Ole 
Erickson, John E. 
Ettinger, L. D. 
Emmons, Chas. 
Fridley, D. H. 
Frischman, John B. 
Frischman, Michael 
Frischman, Mrs. K. 
Fawcett S. J. 
French, A. L. 
Frantz, D. 
Floreen. S. 

Frank E. P. 

Faherty, H. E. 

Floreen, Olaf 

Ferkingstad, Hans 

French, M. L. 

French. Lynn J. 

Foley, Thos. 

Ferguson, E. L. 

Farrell, Pat 

French, Frank 

Freeborn, And. 

Freeburg, Mrs. John 

Frank, H. M. 

Frank, Mrs. C. A. 

Foxwell, Mary J. 

Foxwell Ella 

Gallagher, Marian L. 

Gallagher, W. A. 

Gallagher, Mrs. W. A. 

Gallagher, Wm. 

Gallagher, J. S. 

Gallagher, Tony 

Gallagher, Mike 

Goss, Wm. 

Gorham, P. H. 

Gillespie, J. H. 

Gillespie, Mrs. T. H. 

Geddes, Mr. T.' T. 

Geddes, Mrs. T. T. 

Goodrich. Guy E. 

Green, Joe 

Green, Jas. V. 

Giddings, Col. Paul 

Geers, Anna 

Gionnes, A. L. 

Gillund, Simon 

Gillespie, G. I. 

Gilbertson, John 

Gustafson, Axel 

Gustafson, Martin 

Gustafson, Robert 

Gustafson. Nils G. 

Gillund, Edd. 

Grunquist. O. G. 

Greenwald, L. J. 

Gillis, Frank 

Goodrich, Geo. H. 

Green, J. A. 

Green, C. D. 

Green, Chas. E. 

Green, Eleanor 

Goodrich, A. W. 

Cow. W. S. 

Green, Geo. W. 

(.iddings. Paul 

(irant, Maude 

Gr.int, Logan 

Grant, Jennie 

Gi-ant, U. S. 

Grant, Thomas A. 

Ciranfc Crescent 

Green, Dorothy M. 



Giddings, Judge 
Giddings, T. P. 
Giddings, G. J. 
Gorham, Mrs. 
Gripp, Andrew 
Greek, Fred C. 
Granfield, J. 
Hanft, H. C. 
Hare, Jessie E. 
Haller, John W. 
Hagaman, G. K. 
Hewey, Lillian T. 
Hering, T. S. 
Hall, John W. 
Henricks, J. T. 
llosmer, C. S. 
Houston, J. G. 
Hempfer, J. W. 
Ueglund Bros. 
Hanson, Albert 
Hodgson, Mrs. F. W. 
Hodgson, Edith 
Hanson, J. H. 
Hanson, Belle 
Hanson, H. C. 
Hall, Morris 
Husnik, Frank 
Hughes, C. A. 
Hogan, Jas. A. 
Hyatt, Harry 
Huebner, H. C. 
Hoyt, L. H. 
Harrington, Alta 
Hanson, Z. T. 
Hammer, Chas. 
Hogdal, Otto 
Hart, Una M. 
Haller, Mrs. John W. 
Hindricks, A. J. 
Hindricks, H. 
Hindricks, Mrs. A. J. 
Hare, Jessie E. 
Hesli, John 
Hall, Elmer F. 
Holden, Chas. G. 
Hillard, Geo. D. 
Huntoon, Mabel C. 
Hoffman, A. M. 
Hare, Frank 
Hubbell, J. C. 
Harrington, H. A. 
Iverson, John 
Jacob, Ethel 
Tungston, Fred 
Johnson, Albert 
Johnson, Ernest 
Johnson, C. L. 
Johnson, Carl A. 
jewett, C. G. 
Johnson, Wm. D. 
Joslyn, Mrs. Wm. 
Joslyn, A. JI. 
Johnson, Gust 
Jones, Lewis 
Jackson, John F. 
Johnson, Jos. C. 
Johnson, Oscar 
Jepson, And. 

Jacob, Lewis O. 

Kofka, Mike 

Kammerer, Richard 

Kohler, Frank 

Kohler, Geo. 

Klopfer, M. T. 

Karker, C. 

Kelsey, P. P. 

Kennedy, J. C. 

Kennedy. R. L. 

Kirkwood. W. B. 

Knibbe, Herman 

Kelly, Alex 

Kuebler. Fred 

King, Frank 

King, Mrs. Deciman 

King, Chas. H. 

King. Minnie 

Lathrop, C. A. 

Lydick, C. H. 

Leibel, John 

Lapham, W. J. 

Lagersen. Albert 

Loucks, F. M. 

Lapham, Ray 

Larsen, Mrs. Wm. 

T^yons, Jas. 

Larsen. Chns. J. 

Libby. H. S. 

Larson. Anton 

T.ee. Frank 

Lee. Pat 

Lmidberg, Harry 

T.undberg. Arthur 

Liindherg. Walter 



Livgaard, Oliver 
Livgaard, B. M. 
Larsen, Ludwig 
Lindstrom, L. 
Louzan, Joe 
Lund, Jos. 
Lahn, R. J. 
Lytle, J. L. 
Lenfest, Mrs. C. W. 
Libby, Helen L. 
Losle, Ed. 
Littlefield, W. W. 
Littlefield, Guy 
Luthi, Albert 
La Plant, Geo. 
Lawson, C. E. 
Larson, August 
Linstrom, Peter 
Larson, Mrs. Anton 
Leveque, E. Z. 
Lagerson, Ole 

Lang, Archie F. 

Langer, H. J. 

Lemartz, Oscar 

Lapham, F. M. 

McFee, F. J. 

Moore, Chas. 

Moore, Chris 

Magnuson, Edwin W. 

Magnuson, Mrs. C. A. 

McKay J. 
.McKay, Albert 

Madson, C. P. 

Mealey, C. J. 

McCann, Emily 

Mitchell, F. C. 

Martin. John F. 

Murrell, Robt. 

Matushak, Louis 

Matushak, A. 

McNutt, G. 

McReady, W. J. 

Menne, Michael 

Meister, J. B. 

Miller, John 

Miller, Ole 

Merrill, J. W. 

McGarr, Wm. 

Moore, Gladys E. 

McKinney, C. J. 

McKusick, J. T. 

McLean, T. G. 

McCauley, Arthur 

McCauley, Geo. A. 

McCauley, Mabel C. 

Morse, E. E. 

Mattson, Erick 

Meyer, Elizabeth 

McNalley, Mrs. Anna 

Martin, Mrs. T. T. 

Mitchell, P. H. 

McKay, Alf. 

Mc.^rdle, Geo. S. 

McCall, J. L. 

Merrill, Cora E. 

Moberg, Amanda 

Moberg, N. P. 

McCann, W. C. 

McDonald, Hugh 

McGill, Chas. 

Midwood, G. L. 

Mitchell, Thos. 

McCarthy, D. F. 

Morrill, Geo. B. 

McLaughlin, E. F. 

Monson, John 

Monolis, Harry 

Moulton. Frank 

Magson, Thos. 

Nyquist, Ed. 

Nelson, Harry A. 

Nelson, Mrs. Wm. 

Nelson, S. G. 

Nelson, Martin 

Nybelin Bros. 

Nistad, J. C. 

Nelson, Hans 

Neuman, Fred 

Olson, Adolph 

O'Conncr, W. M. 

Otte, Chas. 

Otte, Geo. 

O'Keefe, W. P. 

Olson, Elmer 

Otte, Carl 

Olson, P. A. 

Olson, Chas. 

Pulson, E. T. 

Paulson, Albert 

Paulson, Minnie 

Paulson, Britta 

Peterson, J. N. 

Peterson, Andrew V>. 



96 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



ANOKA NATIONAL BANK (Cont.) 



Peterson, And. 
Pomeroy, M. A. 
Prodger, James 
Peebles, Dan 
Prouty, H. 
Pratt, John 
Plummer, H. W. 
Pribble, Turner 
Peterson, Edwin 
Peterson, Chas. 
Peterson, Mrs. Iver 
Peterson, Carl 
Peterson, Arvid 
Peterson, Melville 
Peterson, Gustav 
Peterson, Ernest 
Pratt, Wm. 
Peterson, Peter 
Palmer, Geo. W. 
Potter, Robert N. 
Pinney, Melissa 
Pinney, A. W. 
Pittman, W. H. 
Porter, C. H. 
Plummer, F. A. 
Peterson Brothers 
Pathey, Bertha 
Pathey, Henry 
Pauling, J. G. 
Pauling, D. G. 
Palmquist, L. J. 
Purmort, J. E. 
Plummer, Mrs. Harriet 
Palmer, John 
Peterson, Matt 
Peters, R. C. 
Perkins, E. F. 
Price, H. E. 
Patch, Wallace 
Pease, G. S. 
Patton, U. T. 
Pierce, Bertha J. 
Quimby, Mrs. C. 
Rither, Victor 
Richardson, K. C. 
Ross, Ben 
Renslow, H. F. 
Renslow, S. J. 
Rodgers, E. S. 
Raney, Clayton 
Rickaby, A. E. 
Ridge, Jos. E. 
Raze, Floyd D. 
Ross, A. J. 
Rodgers, D. H. 
Ryberg, Chas. O. 
Rodgers, Geo. W. 
Riehl, Kasper 
I Rickaby, Roy 
Robenette, Lester 
Rounsville, Harry 
Roberts, R. P. 
Richards, John 
Richards, Jos. 
Richards, M. 
Ridge, Geo. 
Ridge, Mrs. Geo. 
Rodgers, Frank 
Rum River Lumber Company 
Richardson, D. R. 
Ross, C. G. 
Rand, J. H. 
Ranev, J. P. 
Reid, T. A. 
Reynolds, C. H. 
Reed, H. B. 
Rickaby, R. 
Sell, Julius 
Stake, F. L. 
Swanson, Oscar 
Sanderson, Geo. H. 
Shaw, John M. 
Sanderson, Mrs. Geo. 
Shaefer, M. 
Smith, B. C. 



Severson, Ole 

Schulte, Ben 

Smith, Geo. H. 

Spohn, F. W. 

Stake, Ruth 

Smith, Geo. 

Sweigard, Annie 

Smith, E. R. 

Seelye, Huldah C. 

Seelye, L. S. 

Smith, Jessie E. 

Swanson, Ole 

Stack, Margaret 

Sorteberg, Peter 

Swanson, Marshall 

Similkier, Olive 

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. A. L, 

Starrett, Mrs. Jane L. 

Scully, Michael 

Selstedt, E. 

Shannon, John 

Schwartzman, G. 

Strom, Christine 

Swanson, Jonas 

Storch, Chas. M. 

Seelye, H. E. 

Seelye, M. S. 

Stack, Dorothy 

Stack, H. L. 

Skibo, T. T. 

Sweezo, Albert 

Sweezo, Leonard 

Smith, S. F. 

Skoglund, August 

Skoglund, Jonas 

Sederberg, Gust 

Servin, E. 

Simonson, John 

Stromgren, A. G. 

Sanderson, E. 

Smith, S. H. 

Smith, O. M. 

Seiberlick, E. J. 

Swanson, Robert 

Snow, S. F. 

Severson, Sam 

Schmidt, P. J. 

Sandberg, Emil 

Schleichert, O. H. 

Stromgren, August 

Sweezo, Geo. 

Sweezo, Fred 

Stromberg, Jno., Jr. 

Stromberg, J. O. 

Shannon, Dan 

Syring. Ernest 

Swanson, Andrew 

Swanson, And. 

Swanson, Gus 

Swanson, Manley 

Sandstrom, A. L. 

Sheley, Mrs. R. W. 

Thompson, Frank 

Thoreson, And. 

Titterud, Maxwell 

Titterud, H. M. 

Titterud. H. H. 

Talbot, T. F. 

Talbot, John 

Tauer, Geo. 

Trickey, Frank 

Thompson, Harrison 

Titterud, B. H. 

Taplin, Lillian 

Tigue, Peter 

Thompson. Chas. 

Tollin, John F. 

Tollin, Vivian 

Thompson, J. G. 

Thibodeau, E. 

Turnquist, Emil 

Thurston, H. H. 

Thom, Herman A. 

Uhr, Theo. 

Varney, O. F. 



Vandecar, J. A. 
Veidt, Theo. 
Van Elseburg, R. 
Vanstrom, F. 
Wirz, Ferdinand 
Warneke, C. 
Wilson, Blanche 
Wirz, Fred 
Wirz, Henry 
Wickstrom, G. 
Wethern, F. A. 
Wilberg, Nick 
Ward, J. H. 
Wickstrom, Wm. T. 
Wickholm, Wm. T. 
Woodewis, C. E. 
Whittemore, E. E. 
Westlund, N. G. 
Williams, D. G. 
Ward, J. E. 
Ward, W. L. 



Wirz, S. 
Wirz, Sam, Jr. 
Weaver, J. L. 
Wilberg, Mrs. W. E. 
Wilberg, W. E. 
Wellman, Hiram C. 
White, A. C. 
Westlund, Addie 
Westlund, John 
Weilor, F. J. 
Weaver, Chas. B. 
Witte, B. J. 
Woodwards' Store 
Woodward, M. L. 
Woodward, P. E. 
Woodward, P. G. 
Wilson, J. H. 
Wilson, H. H. 
Zimmerman, Wm. 
Zimmerman, M. 
Zubulake, Peter 



FARMERS' STATE BANK OF CEDAR 



Anderson, V. E. 
Anderson, P. J. 
Anderson, Geo. W. 
Anderson, C. T. 
Anderson, L. J. 
Anderson, J. E. 
Anderson, Edward 
Anderson, Henry W. 
Anderson, Adolph 
Anderson, Carl 
Butt, J. G. 
Butt, Archie F. 
Berndt, Charles 
Beebe, J. H. 
Berquist, John 
Burgdoef, Wm. F. 
Berg, Ida M. 
Berg, Wm. A. 
Cedarholm, Andrew 
Corten, Carl 
Carlson, Daniel 
Chapman, Orin 
Chapman, Earl R. 
Clark, C. W. 
Corvin, Joseph T. 
Day, H. E. 
De Long, M. H. 
De Long, R. C. 
De Long, J. R. 
Dully, Andrus 
Erickson, Chas. 
Edmonds, H. 
Ekseall, Gust 
Ekseall, Weles 
Emmons, Arthur 
Emmons, Frank 
Emmons, S. W. 
Fitch, Archie 
Gustafson, Arthur L. 
Guy, Reuben 
Guy, Hudson 
Gardner, I. 
Holiday, A. G. 
Holmquist, John 
Holmquist, Arthur 
Hicks, W. C. 
Hicks, Geo. F. 
Herick, Cecil Ryan 
Haven, Walter 
Haven, Albert I. 
Johnson, Ed 
Johnson, Willie 
Johnson, Albin 
Johnson, Oscar 
Johnson, N. A. 
Johnson, Mrs. E. E. 
Johnson, Frank 
Johnson, Curtis 
Johnson, Blanche 
Jepson, E. A. 
Jacobson, Julius 



Judd, H. D. 
Kreps, Sam 
Kable, Mrs. Ellen 
Kable, Rolland 
Lind, John F. 
Lind, Edward 
Lind, Charles 
Lind, Arthur 
Lind, Gust 
Loken, Charles 
Lee. Audrey M. 
Lindstrom, Ernest 
Lundberg. August 
Magnuson, Emil 
Matheson, John 
Matheson, William 
Miller, Elmer 
McGrew, A. C. 
McGrew, Ralph 
Miller, John 
Nylander, John 
Olson, A. C. 
Olson, Daniel 
Peterson, Nels 
Peterson, Geo. A. 
Peterson, Louis M. 
Peterson, Ingward 
Pearson, Ole 
Renner, Laurence 
Reed, R. C. 
Ryan, M. C. 
Ryan, Mary 
Ryan, P. 
Robinson, E. T. 
Swanson, Paul 
Scott, Ruth L. 
Stafford, Lucy 
Sweigard, Chas. 
Smith, Ashton K. 
Smith, C. C. 
Sims, Wm. H. 
Smith, Joe 
Smith, A. D. 
Sims. Burt 
Stocker, W. W. 
Swanson, John A. 
Stern, Nels 
Standal, Mrs. Anna 
Smith, Frank H. 
Soderquist, Wm. 
Stromgren, Mrs. James 
Smith,' W. W. 
Smith, Charles 
Thies, Math. 
Thompson. John Le Roy 
Lusher, Herbin 
Whitney, Fred 
Wickstrom, C. A. 
Wasnie, Mike 
Washnie, Thos. 
Wickstrom, C. L. 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



97 



STATE BANK OF ST. FRANCIS 



STATE BANK OF BETHEL 



Anderson, Betsey 
Anderson, Carl 
Anderson, August 
Anderson, Marshall 
Anderson, Harry 
Anderson, Bert 
Andrews, John 
Ahl, Alex 
Beck, Win. 
Bird, R. L. 
Fenson, Axel 
Bergquist, John 
Bryant, Chas. 
Bradeen, R. A. 
Bodine, \'. G. 
Bennett, E. A. 
Breyen, L. J. 
Carlstedt, A. B. 
Clark, Thomas A. 
Carlson, C. M. . 

Collins, Frank 
Clark, Ada 
Clark, C. L. 
Connett, Frank 
Coffey, Nettie C. 
Clay, Andrew 
Clay, Harry 
Carlisle, C. A. 
Carlson, J. A. 
Cleary, John 
Banner, Fred 
Emmons, Ernest B. 
Emmons, J. W. 
Emmons, D. C. 
Erickson, Erick 
Engberg, Edith M. 
Eraser, John 
Frane, Gust 
Frederickson, C. A. 
Fredberg, Chas. E. 
FHnk, Annie 
Flink, Chas. 
Eraser, Wm. 
Gardner, N. A. 
Gaslin, Walter 
Gaslin, James E. 
Gilson, Geo. 
Gilligan, Martin 
Gilligan, Jane 
Gilligan, Frank G. 
Gilman, G. H. 
Gilman, Fred 
Harter, Annie 
Hanson, Die 
Hart, Harry 
Hopper, Robert 
Hunter, Bazel 
Hartfield, E. J. 
Hasselgren, Oscar 
Johnson, Olaf 
Johnson, Frank 
Johnson, Andrew 
.Johnson, Rasmus 
Johnson, Frank G. 
Krueger, Albert 
Lindstrom, Ed 
Leathers, H. G. 
Lindstrom, Erick 
Langmade, Mrs. Minnie 
Leathers, Blanche 
Leathers, Robert E. 
Lien, Ole E. 
Miller, Frank 
Mattutat, W. W. 
Mattutat, Fred W. 
McDonald, John H. 
Mast, John 
Miner, H. B. 
Milliman, Jacol) 
Miller, A. D. 
Martin, Ed. 



McDonald, Geo. 
Norris, A. E. 
Nutter, Geo. 
Norling, P. J. 
Nutter, Leslie 
Norris, W. E. 
Norris, Glen W. 
Norris, L. P. 
Norris, B. A. 
Nylander, Frank 
Nylander, Sam 
Olson, Carl A. 
Peterson, Louis 
Peterson. Ed. P. 
Pierce, Ed. 
Paisley, G. W. 
Peterson, Nels C. 
Peterson, Edna F. 
Palm. John A. 
Palmquist, A. F. 
Reiman, Paul 
Rither, Elda 
Roberts, Anthony 
Roylins, Mabel 
Reiman, Fred A. 
Reiman, Jvilius 
Redman, Wm. 
Robinson, Stuart 
Rairdon, Frank L. 
Reiman, Emil 
P.eiman, August 
Romland, Jess 
Riddell Henry C. 
Sherman, J. H. 
Smith, E. H. 
Smith, H. N. 
Stewart, L. L. 
Stewart, J. C. 
Smith, R. D. 
Smith, A. L. 
Swanson, Oscar 
Sundeen. Joe 
Schulte, Otto 
Shaw, C. H. 
Swanson. John 
Senear, Edward 
Sandey, Ellies 
Schoef, L. F. 
Swanson, Oscar 
Shadick, R. A. 
Shadick, H. I,. 
Schwab, W. B. 
.Sawyer, P. 
Sawyer, Fred 
Tenneson, Arlie 
Tilberg, F. E. 
Tharp, James 
Tharp, John R. 
Talberd, A. J. 
Talberd, Chas. 
Thayer, Geo. 
Tenneson, J. C. 
Thomas, John M. 
Thompson. Alfred 
Vaught, Walter 
Vrooman, F. E. 
Westlund, Albert 
Wirz, Fred H. 
Walter, B. O. 
Wirz, Ed. 
Willet, Wm. 
Westlund. John 
Wirz, Adam 
Wredberg, Fred 
Wredberg, Simon 
Westphal, Aug. 
Westphal, R. A. 
Wredberg, Philip 
Wilson, Anna 
Warner, Herman 



Armstrong, Theo. 
Anderson, Arthur C. 
Anderson, G. E. 
Anderson, Arthur P. 
Backman, Gilbert 
Broadbent, J. T. 
Brennan, Christine 
Barcelow, Geo. H. 
Rarcelow. John 
Baker, Hiram 
Bergstine, L. 
Burgman. Swan 
Bodine, J. W. 
Briere, G. J. 
Brose, Carl J. 
Brown, C. T. 
Brennan, Wm. 
Cooper, W. G. 
Crace, A. W. 
Grace, H. B. 
Carlson. Otto W. 
Cummings. H. W. 
Clarkson, T. 
Cochron. Freeman 
Cederholm, Wilbert 
Cooper, L. J. 
Clower, C. D. 
Cooper, J. H. 
Cogger. Joseph 
Donahue. Willis R. 
Dav, H. R. 
Day, N. D. 
Demars. Henry 
Dawson, Milton 
Domler. J. H. 
Domler. Victor 
Donahue. Rich 
Dougherty. Lewis 
Dawson. Guy 
Day, W. O. 
Eaknian, J. W. 
Eakman, M. S. 
Eckenslein, Oscar 
Edelstein, O. E. 
Erickson. Erick G. 
Eckfelt. Emil 
Engelstad. K. 
Fenderson. Howard L. 
Falk, Henry 
Grandy. E. E. 
Gustafson, Edwin 
Gustafson, Charles 
Greenlees, John 
Green, L. C. 
Gardner. Frank 
Geib. Carl Lumber Co. 
Gracie, Wm. 
Groves, W. H. 
Gerdin, Geo. A. 
Hughes, C. W. 
ITalvorson, John 
Hoggblom, A. 
Hitchcock, L. E. 
Hitzman. E. T. 
Hughes. Wm. 
Hu.ghcs, Earl 
Hughes, Henry 
Flughes. Joseph 
Hendrickson, Chas. 
Henrickson, Al 
Henrickson. Carl 
Howe, Jno 
llowe. Walter 
TTaaheim, John 
Henrickson, August A. 
Howe. Henry 
Henrickson. August 
ITaabcim. Ed. 
Tliggins. W. P. 
Jensen, Tolni 
joy, F. R. 
Jackson, Waif red 
Jackson, I.,ouis 
Johnson, Ernest 
Johnson, Abel 
Johnson, John 
Kcnriker, Frank 
Lcnshsinger, Roy 
Lee. W. H. 
Lcdin, C. E., Jr. 



Larson, John L. 
Lindbloom. Clifford 
Lambert. G. C. 
Lanan, Beno 
Lund, Wm. E. 
Larson, Jno 
Laws. Lewis A. 
Lewis. Florence 
Larson, Henning 
Meers, Wm. 
Meers, Henry W. 
Meers, A. J. 
Meers. Geo. W. 
Mickelson. P. S. 
Mitchell, E. S. 
McEleney. James 
Mudgett, H. R. 
Mickelson, J. M. 
Nelson, Andrew 
Nelson, Victor 
Nelson, John 
Nelson, Walter 
Nolan, B. W. 
Nestor, A. K. 
Nelson, S. T. & H. W. 
Nestor, R. 
Olson, P. A. 
Oslund, Ed. 
Oslund, R. P. 
Paulson, Edwin 
Peterson. Andrew 
Porter, L. M. 
Peters. Henry 
Peet, M. S. 
Pratt, Jno. D. 
Rvissell, Ralph 
Rogers, Rov 
Ruffcorn, C. B. 
Ruff corn, Martha 
Rithev. Vincent 
Ridge. Rueben 
Ricliardson. R. E. 
Renditzke. Gottfred 
Smith. Wm. Henry 
Sanders. Stuart 
Schaeffer. J. F. 
Swaore, Walter 
Stahlberg. Fritz 
Sylvesti. W. 
Swanson. G. P. 
Starkey, Elmer 
Strong, E. J. 
Sweigard, Milton 
Sylvester, Geo. 
Small, C. M. 
Smith. Medie C. 
Sederherg. Martin 
Smith. W. G. 
Sam Brothers 
.Swanson. Herbert 
Swanson. Jessie 
Smith. W. L. 
Scderstrom. T. L. 
Sylvester, T. F. 
Swanson, August 
Sanders, J. J. 
Smith. Frank 
Turner. James 
\'eith. Fred 
Valenta. Geo. 
N'alenta. Jos. 
Valenta, Emma 
X'alcnta. C.itlievine 
Wood. Fred J. 
Wvatt, ]•". R. 
Wvntt, W. J. 
Winch, A. L. 
Wy.nlt. T. C. 
W'.nrhurst, James 
Winch. Stuart 
Wood. Frank 
Wallin, Andrew 
Whillackcr, J, T. 
Wcdmark. O. A. 
Wicklandcr, Nels 
Wyatt. .\rchie 
Wcgner, Gustav A. 
Wallin. John 
Wvalt. G. W. 
Woclff, Oscar J. 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



ANOKA STATE BANK 



Addington, Jessie I. 
Albrecht, Otto 
Ashmore, Vern 
Ashmore, J. J. 
Anderson, Frances E. 
Akin, R. W. 
Abrahamson, Anna 
Anderson, Emil 
Aye, H. P. 
Brandell, John 
Bruns, Ralph H. 
Beatty, A. F. 
Blank, John J. 
Beckum, O. A. 
Back, Joseph 
Bourgeons, Louis 
Burgdorf, Ralph 
Bailey, W. E. 
Barbour, Mrs. T. W. 
Blanchette, Theo. A. 
Brezler, Anna 
Beatty. Mrs. A. F. 
Bergsten, L. 
Baldwin, Rue 
Blezi, Margaret 
Berry, Jas. B. 
Brezler, J. 
Bird, Chas. E. 
Bylin, Gus 
Bailey, Wesley 
Barstow, J. H. 
Beckenbach, W. 
Bard, C. A. 
Beckenbach, Wm. T. 
Borg, Clarence 
Borg, Gilman 
Bruce, Wm. W. 
Bingham, D. M. 
Bergslein, John 
Brom, J. J. 
Bremer, E. J. 
Bacheler, Herman 
Benson, Peter 
Benson, C. W. 
Bo.-vwell, Jules > 

Blanchard, Albin 
Coulter, Chas. 
Caswell, Arthur A. 
CiUey, A. G. 
Carlson, Swan 
Car!son, John A. 
Carlson, H. H. 
Cram, J. E. 
Cassel, N. A. 
Chase, A. W. 
Cameron, Chas. 
Carlson, Frank 
Clarke, Wm. 
Clenn, Ole 
Carlson, Hulda 
Cramer, L. C. 
Crandall, James H. 
Colburn, Gravdon B. 
Collison, C. E. 
Caswell, I. A. 
Caswell, Mrs. I. A. 
Cutter, Mrs. Mary S. 

Cronkhite, D. D. 

Cutter, Leeds H. 

Colburn. Carl B. 

Chase, Mrs. E. J. 

Card, Geo. H. 

Clark, Marilla 

Cyr, Paul N. 

De Witt, Amos 

Dill, Gus A. 

Dill, Henry 

DeMars, Thomas 

Danielson. Oscar 

Davis. Edwin S. 

Douglas, H. N. 

Dahlheimer, A. B. 

Dilks, Wm. 

Dowdell, A. H. 

De Long, S. H. 

Daniel. Eliza 

Dill, John 

Donald, D. C. 

Dill, Wm. 

Davis, Helen 

Drewett, F. T. 

Dauter, Herman 

Davis, Mary J. 

Dahl, Karl J. 

Erickson, H. A. 

Eberley, Wm., Sr. 

Erickson, G. A. 

Erickson, Dora 

Erickson, John E. 

Ekblad, O. E. 

Ekblad, Anna 



Erlander, J. C. 
Erlander, Mrs. J. C. 
Eggan, Sivert 
Epps, G. B. 
Erickson, Geo. 
Erickson, Elias 
Erickson, Wm. 
Erickson, B. 
Flor, Mike 
Eraser, C. 
Ferkingstad, Nels 
Frauman, Margaret 
Frauman, A. C. 
Fairbanks, Paul 
Frauman, Geo. W. 
Fiddyment, Howard 
Freeberg, Ole 
Foster, E. J. 
Friburg, Gust 
Gustafson, Andrew J. 
Gustafson, A. G. 
Gillund, Chris. 
Goodrich, Geo. D. 
Giddings, G. 
Gustafson, Frank 
Gustafson, Chas. L. 
Geyer, Geo. 
Geyer, E. M. 
Greenlun, E. J. 
Greenlun, J. F. 
Gough, Enoch 
Grything, Tom 
Grything, F. T. 
Goss, Mrs. Georgia 
Goss, J. C. 
Gillard, O. L. 
Graham, Alice 
Greenfield, Clarence 
Gordon, Charlotte 
Gallup, C. H. 
Goodnough, H. T. 
Gilligan, James 
Hognason, Johanna 
Hicks, James 
Hildebiand, Edw. 
Hart, Frank 
Hennicke, F. 
Hennicke, Harvey W. 
Hadlock, Nelson J. 
Haley, J. D. 
Hobbs. Harlan 
Howell. W. A. 
Holmes, C. W. 

Holden, Archie 

Hoist, Frank R. 

Holmes. V. R. 
Hoist, F. C. 

Hoist, S. H. 

Holden. Jas. N. 

Herring, F. A. 

Hunter, Forest 

Hauger, Margaret 

Hoyt, Mrs. Helen 

Holmquist, Peter 

Hunt, R. W. 

Harvey, M. E. 

Harthorn, Mearl 

Huebner, F. W. 

Hentges, Geo. 

Hudeck, Michael 

Hanson, John 

Hailing, Oscar 

Harden, M. O. 

Halleck, Frank 

Hanson, Eddie 

Halverson. Andrew 

Iverson, John. Jr. 

Jadwin, B. F. 

Jackson, C. G. 

Johnson, H. P. 

Johnson, B. F. 

Johnson, Chas. 

Johnson, Fridolph E. 

Johnson, John A. 

Johnson, P. A. 

Johnson, J. W. 

Jenson, Holger E. 

Jedlika, Joseph 

Johnson, J. G. 

Johnson, G. G. 

Johnson, S. J. 

Jesperson, J. B. 

Johnson. A. D. W. 

Joglo, Thomas P. 

Tohnson, Alfred 

Johnson, Frank 

Johnson, Carl D. 

Johnson, Ed. 

Johnson, Enock 

Johnson, Axel L. 

Johnson, N. A. 



Johnson, Jerome J. 
Johnson, Martin 
Johnson, Louis 
Jakobson, Louie 
Keilor, Jas. 

Kostomar, Oscar Arthur 
Katz, A. 
Krombie, A. W. 
Keillor, A. L. 
Keillor, Mary E. 
Kline, Franklin 
Koos, F. H. 
Kimball, H. C. 
Kohst, John 
Kline, J. T. 
Kranhold, A. A. 
Lander, Peter 
Lingquist, Gust 
Larson, John 
Lindstrom, Enner 
Loucks, Wm. 
Leinter, A. C. 
Lee, Carl G. 
Lyons, Pat 
Laska, Vincent 
Loukell, Hewy 
Lasser, Sam 
Lundgren, P. G. 
Le Bard, Wavery W. 
Legg, R. M. 
Lindfield, Chas. J. 
Loehl, H. C. 
Luthi, Ben 
Linton, Harry 
Lang, Alice 
Loberg, E. A. 
Loberg, J. R. 
Lindsay, Laura E. 
Larson, Charles 
La Plant. W. H. & Co. 
Levens, J. W. 
Larkin, Fred 
Lemon, James 
Moebs, A. J. , 

Merrill, Geo. W. 
Miller. Thos. M. 
Mattson, Andrew 
McLean, C. P. 
McGaffey, Selden 
Marauder, G. E. 
McDaniel. R. R. 
Martin, W. P. 
McCauley, J. L. 
Merrill, Fred B. 
McLaughlin, L. R. 
Merrill, W. H. 
Meister, Anton 
Meister, Frank 
McGinty, J. P. 

Mahler, H. J. 

Marley. John W. 
Mecklenberg Brothers 

Manga, D. 

Miller, H. L. 

Moore, Oscar 

Nelson, And. 

Nelson, Peter 

Nelson, Arvid 

Normandin, Simon 

Nolan, T. W. 

Nelson, L. Gust 

Newell, T. F. 

Nelson, Theo. A. E. 

Neilson, Mads 

Nordstrom, Victor 

Nelson, P. J. 

Noreen, J. E. 

Orr. S. H. 

Omholt, W. O. 

Ostrom, Louis 

Orren, G. L. 

Overbaugh, John 

Olson, J. A. 

Olson, Adolph 

Olson, Hartwell 

Olson, Neber 

Olson, O. Alfred 

Osthin, Swan 

Olson, Erick 

Olson, Oscar A. 

Olson, John A. 

Olson, Gertrude 

Obes, L. R. 

Olson, Olaf 

Paulsrud, G. E. 

Palm, P. E. 

Peterson. E. 

Pavey. Ed. 

Packard. Wm. 

Pope. Sidney C. 

Powell, G. L. 

Pearson, Erick 



Pratt, Mrs. E. A. 
Porter, Mrs. C. B. 
Poole, Wm. 
Pratt, U. S. 
Peterson, Hjalraar, M. 
Peterson, A. T. 
Pease, Archie G. 
Pratt, Albert 
Pearson, Geo. C. 
Penney, E. T. 
Peterson, Gus 
Pease, Mrs. T. G. 
Parker, S. A. 
Patchen, W. FL 
Peterson, Ole 
Plasch, Oscar E. 
Pendell, C. E. 
Pontius, Victor 
Pierro, Mike 
Pettyjohn, F. W. 
Ross, G. J. 
Reed, A. L. 
Richardson, Emily 
Rhyme. Fred 
Ross, Jennie S. 
Ridge, J. S. 
Ricketts, Geo. M. 
Rathbun, Geo. L. 
Rathbun, E. M. 
Russell, A. H. 
Rootes, J. W. 
Rodgers. Walter D. 
Rodgers. Hollis John 
Reilly, M. T. 
Rogers, L. P. 
Ryon, James 
Smith, Henry G. 
Snow, O. 
Snow, Cynthia 
Sussee, Fred 
Shaw, Vera E. 
Smith, C. P. 
Slater, Mrs. Millie 
Sellers, J. C. W. 
Sederberg. Chas. 
Smith, M. W. 

Skogquist, Aron 
Swanson, Elmer L. 

Sharpe, Zylphus B. 

Smith, Webster R. 

Springer, R. D. N. 
Sherman. Geo. E. 
Smith, Stanley 

Sioholm, Mrs. Anna 

Sjoholm, Hilma 

Sward, C. M. 

Sanborn, W. H. 

Sulness, Arthur L. 

Steve, J. J. 

Satre, Imbert 

Spencer, Mrs. Geo. 

Swanson, Emil 

Swanson, Oscar 

Swanson, John P. 

Sundeen, M. 

Swanson, Henry 

Stingquist, J. P. 

Swanson, R. W. 

Swanson, Mrs. Belle 

Swanson, Julius 

Schmeltzer, J. A. 

Seberg, Edwin G. 

Scoville, R. C. 

Schinkel, Anna 

Sill & Wilberg 

Salter, F. L. 

Stonewall, G. 

Shreve, Jas. 

Swan, C. E. 

Smith, H. Otis 

Sanderson. Julius 

Spurrell, T. 

Spurrell, A. 

Schwab, H. H. 

Santerre, Orel 

Steffenson, L. L. 

Schenk, Wm. 

Skogsberg, N. A. 

Schaefer, Jno. P. 

Sherman. C. B. 

Street, A. D. 

Sandberg, W. A. 

Smith, M. N. 

Smith. Geo. 

Scholbrook, T. H. 

Stevens, A. A. 

Thompson, Theo. A. 

Thompson, Thorvald 

Thurston & Son 

Tigue, H. S. 

Tartt, H. C. 

Tarbox, Karl B. 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



99 



ANOKA STATE BANK 
(Cont.) 

Toms' Estate 
Turnquist Co. 
Talbot, Ralph 
Tigue, Wm. C. 
Tangent, H. A. 
Tronson, Toney 
Vandecar, Harold 
Wimbo, Ace 
Webber, Fred 
Wanbaugh, J. F. 
Wilkins, C. M. 
Wilhelm, J. D. 
Wallin, Gunner 
Westman, J. 
Weidenhoeft, Wm. 
West, M. 
Wilson, Anna E. 
Westlund, Emil 
Wittig, W. W. 
Webb, Freeman 
Weiskopp, Jos. 
Willis, Ellen C. 
Westberg, Swan 
Walburn, W. R. 
White, Mrs. Hannah 
Woodmansee, A. R. 
Wells, Otto 
Wennerlund, Geo. 
Warneke, Harry 
Walton, Chas. H. 
Wallick, C. E. 
Wiedenhoeft, Alma 
Wolley, C. H. 
Williams, R. J. 
Youngquist. C. O. 
Zubulake, Geo. 




October 7th elec- 
tion of officers to 
the local chapter of 
the Red Cross oc- 
cured. A. E. Gid- 
dings was re-elect- 
ed chairman Mrs- 
A. R. Woodmansee 
secretary and 
Frank L. Salter 
treasurer. Four 
out of town auxil- 
iaries sent repre- 
sentatives to the 
meeting, Mrs. Ca- 
ble representing 
Centerville, Mrs. 
Rootes, Twin 
Lakes; Mrs. Hare, 
Nowthen, and Mrs. 
Bradley, Sunset 
Auxiliary. 

Private A. J. Mc 

Neil died of pneu- 
THE LOCAL DRAFT BOARD AND AIDS ■ . r^ 

monia at Camp 

Dix. He was a telegraph operator at the depot 

and gave up his position in the Spring of 1918 to 

volunteer for service in the Signal corps. He gave 

his life for his country. 

This proclamation was issued on October 8th and 

the custom was observed very generally until the 

armistice was signed. The fire bell was tolled each 

day at the hour mentioned. 




While Heads Are Baied. 



EtEUTENANT ELY, it U otin reverently to 
acknowledge the lervice youh»ve rendered. 
—^ To your country and our*, you gave aH 
you had to give, a life, young and buoyant, offered 
when you had but juil arrived at tife't fulleit under- 
■landing— and more than thii no man can give. 

Bui in the givinft, »ir, you gave ai weD the oul- 
poor of your •tout young heart— '.ha', all of u» to 
whom you paw along the touch might offer prayA, 
and carry on in better xindent&nding of that 
ennobled caute for which no tacrifice thall be in vain. 

Some of u* are far behind tho fighting line* of 
France to4)ay. For circunutanoe haa made two 
battle line*, and there must he therefore ihote gone 
to fight, and otheri kept behind to carry on athome. 

But U yon lay. both linei bring chanee for 
deed* well done, and gveat uiTcttmenta too. 

Little did you know. Lieutenant Ely, When yoti 



went to the poit thai day. that your lait letter to 
ihote proud parent! you left back home contained a 
mettage not alone for them, but».itmple and sincere, 
for all your countrymen ai well. 

It did, indeed, for you uncovered the heart of all 
A merica when you wrote, "/ want to lay in ctoging. 
if anything happens to me let'* have no mourning 
in tpiril or in dieii, for like a Liberty Bond, it ia an 
invettment, not a lost, when a man diet for hii 
coanlry." 



The Fourth Liberty Loan u 



meed. 



Do ytm think, LieutetWDt Ely. that we ihall 
»oon forget your admonition— or thai we ihaJI not 
proudly (abacribe for all we powibly cAn of yoyr 
country'! Liberty Bond», which you to nobly glorified? 

Indeed, we can do no leu, for it secma to ui 
that e«c9) aubacnption bUnk niuit bear your p&rting 
aalatatian — "for like a Ltberty Bond, it ia an inveat- 
ment, not a loaa, when a bad <bea for hia country." 



A PROCLAMATION. 

"Believing that all our Citizens should, in some 
public way, show to the World that we are standing 
loyally behind 'Our Boys,' who are giving their all, 
to make the World safe for democracy, I do hereby 
designate the time of 12 o'clock noon each day during 
the continuance of the war for such a showing, and 
respectfully request and urge all our Citizens to 
stand still for two minutes, as a loving tribute to 
our men in the battle front and on the seas." 
JAMES B. BERRY, Mayor. 



BUY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BONDS 

OF THE FOURTH LXBE B. T V LOAN 

The Anoka Co\iniy Union and Pea.se Printery 

Employees of the Lincoln Mill subscribed for 
$8,500.00 in bonds, every employee subscribing. 

October Sth Edward P. Slater, contract surgeon 
for the government, died in Minneapolis of pneu- 
monia. 



The questionaires which the government required 
that each registrant fill out and swear to, were 
very lengthy documents and as complicated as they 
could well be made. 

Many of the registrants had great difficulty in 
filling them out properly, members of the Legal 
Advisory Board being called upon to such an extent 
that it seemed best to ask that a volunteer Ques- 
tionaire Clerical Force be on duty each day and 
evening to assist in this work. 

Of course the women of Anoka responded 
promptly. 

These women were organized in shifts under the 
supervision of Mrs. Frank L. Salter and later Mrs. 



100 



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T. C. W. Sellers, and agreed to be on duty from 
four to twelve hours each day, as listed below, as 
long as this service was needed. 

QUESTIONAIRE CLERICAL FORCE 



Frida}', Sept. 20th 
Mrs. Hildebrand 
Mrs. Geo. Frauman 
Miss Moberg 
Robertha Akin 
Mrs. Dorothy Zimmer 
Hilma Sjoholm 
Mrs. Van Vliet 
Mrs. Brewer 
Mrs. Sellers 
Mrs. R. P. Chase 
Mrs. Greenwald 

Saturday, Sept. 21st 
Mrs. Geo. Frauman 
Mrs. Sellers 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Mrs. Harlan Thurston 
Mrs. Ruth Reid 
Mrs. Edna Cronkhite 
Hilma Sjoholm 
Ruth Abbott 





Monday, Sept. 23rd 


Mrs. 


Roe Chase 


Mrs. 


Hildebrand 


Mrs. 


Lathrop 


Mrs. 


Roy Croswell 


Miss 


Moberg 


Mrs. 


O'Connor 


Charlotte Palmer 


Mrs. 


Dorothy Zimmer 


Beatrice Stewart 


Mrs. 


Elmer Hall 


Mrs. 


Sellers 




Tuesday, Sept. 24th 


Mrs. 


Hildebrand 


Mrs. 


Lathrop 


Mrs. 


Croswell 


Mrs. 


Roe Chase 


Mrs. 


Bates 


Mrs. 


Harlan Thurston 


Miss 


Moberg 


Mrs. 


Zimmer 


Mrs. 


Ruth Reed 


Mrs. 


Edith Kellner 


Mrs. 


H. H. Carlson 


Mrs. 


Elmer Hall 


Mrs. 


Sellers 


Mrs. 


Brier 




Wednesday, Sept. 25th 


Mrs. 


Lathrop 


-Mrs. 


Hildebrand 


Mrs. 


Ruth Reid 


Mrs. 


Bates 


Robertha Akin 


Mrs. 


Roy Croswell 


Mrs. 


Zimmer 


Mrs. 


Van Vliet 


Mrs. 


Harlan Thurston 


Mrs. 


Brewer 


Mrs. 


Sellers 


Miss 


Eva Wirz 


Mrs. 


H. H. Carlson 



Thursday, Sept. 26th 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Mrs. Hildebrand 
Mrs. Zimmer 
Mrs. Van Vliet 
Miss Norberg 
Robertha Akin 
Mrs. O'Connor 
Beatrice Stewart 
Mrs. Brewer 
Mrs. Sellers 
Mrs. R. P. Chase 
Mrs. Greenwald 
Mrs. Brier 

Friday, Sept. 27th 
Mrs. Hildebrand 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Mrs. Geo. Frauman 
Miss Moberg 
Mrs. Van Vliet 
Robertha Akin 
Hilma Sjoholm 
Mrs. Zimmer 
Beatrice Stewart 
Mrs. R. P. Chase 
Mrs. Greenwald 
Mrs. Brewer 
Mrs. Sellers 



Saturday, Sept. 28th 
Mrs. Geo. Frauman 
Ruth Abbett 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Hilma Sjoholm 
Mrs. Harlan Thurston 
Mrs. Ruth Reid 
Mrs. Edna Cronkhite 
Mrs. Brier 
Mrs. Sellers 

Monday, Sept. 30th 
Mis. Roe Chase 
i\lrs. Hildebrand 
Mrs. Lathrop 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Miss Moberg 
Mrs. O'Connor 
Charlotte Palmer 
Hilma Sjoholm 
Beatrice Stewart 
Mrs. Elmer Hall 
Mrs. Sellers 

Tuesday, Oct. ist 
Mrs. Bates 
Mrs. Roe Chase 
Mrs. Hildebrand 
Mrs. Lathrop 
Mrs. Croswell 
.M'S. Harlan Thurston 
Miss Moberg 
Hilma Sioholm 
Mrs. Ruth Reid 
Mrs. Edith Kellner 
Mrs. H. H. Carlson 
Mrs. Elmer Hall 
Mrs. Sellers 
Mrs. Brier 

Wednesday, Oct. 2nd 
Mrs. Sellers 
Mrs. Hildebrand 
Mrs. Lathrop 
Mrs. Ruth Reid 
Mrs. Bates 
Robertha Akin 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Hilma Sjoholm 
Mrs. Van Vliet 
Mrs. Helen Thurston 
Mrs. Brewer 
Miss Eva Wirz 
Mrs. H. H. Carlson 

Thursday, Oct. 3rd 
Mrs. O'Connor 
Mrs. Hildebrand 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Mrs. Bates 
Mrs. Van Vliet 
Miss Norberg 
Robertha Akin 
Beatrice Stewart 
Mrs. Brewer 
Mrs. Sellers 
Mrs. R. P. Chase 
Mrs. Greenwald 
Dorothy Smith 
Mrs. Brier 

Friday, Oct. 4th 
Mrs. R. P. Chase 
Mrs. Hildebrand 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Mrs. Geo. Frauman 
Miss Moberg 
Mrs. Van Vliet 
Robertha Akin 
Beatrice Stewart 
Dorothy Smith 
Mrs. Greenwald 
Mrs. Brewer 
Mrs. Sellers 

Saturday, Oct. 5th 
Mrs. Geo. Frauman 
Ruth Abbett 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Dorothy Smith 
Mrs. Harlan Thurston 
Mrs. Ruth Reid 
Mrs. Edna Cronkhite 
Mrs. Brier 
Mrs. Sellers 





Monday, Oct. 7th 


Mrs. 


Roe Chase 


Mrs. 


T. E. Coleman 


Mrs. 


Lathrop 


Mrs. 


Roy Croswell ' 


Miss 


Aloberg 


Char 


otte Palmer 


Mrs. 


O'Connor 


Dorothy Smith 


Mrs. 


Elmer Hall 


Mrs. 


Sellers 




Tuesday. Oct. 8th 


Mrs. 


Lathrop 


Mrs. 


Roe Chase 


Mrs. 


T. E. Coleman 


Mrs. 


Bates 


Mrs. 


S. A. Parker 


Miss 


Norberg 


Mrs. 


Margaret Brier 


Mrs. 


Harlan Thurston 


Mrs. 


Roy Croswell 


Mrs. 


Ruth Reid 


Mrs. 


Edith Kellner 


Mrs. 


H. H. Carlson 


Mrs. 


Elmer Hall 


Mrs. 


Sellers 



Wednesday, Oct. gth 
Mrs. Lathrop 
Mrs. S. A. Parker 
Mrs. T. E. Coleman 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Mrs. Bates 
Mrs. Van Vliet 
Mrs. Harlan Thurston 
Robertha Akin 
Mrs. Ruth Reid 
Miss Eva Wirz 
Mrs. H. H. Carlson 
Mrs. Brewer 
Mrs. Sellers 

Thursday, Oct. loth 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Mrs. Margaret Brier 
Mrs. O'Connor 
Beatrice Stewart 
Mrs. Van Vliet 
Mrs. T. E. Coleman 
Robertha Akin 
Miss Norberg 
Mrs. Brewer 
Mrs. Sellers 
Mrs. R. P. Chase 
Mrs. Greenwald 
Dorothy Smith 

Friday, Oct. iith 
Mrs. Geo. Frauman 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Mrs. T. E. Coleman 
Miss Moberg 
Mrs. Van Vliet 
Robertha Akin 
Beatrice Stewart 
Dorothy Smith 
Mrs. Brewer 
Mrs. Sellers 
Mrs. R. P. Chase 
Mrs. Greenwald 

Saturday, Oct. 12th 
Mrs. Geo. Frauman 
Ruth Abbett 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Mrs. Edna Cronkhite 
Mrs. Harlan Thurston 
Mrs. Ruth Reid 
Dorothy Smith 
Mrs. Brier 
Mrs. Sellers 



Monday Oct. 14th 
Mrs. Roe Chase 
Mrs. T. E. Coleman 
Mrs. Lathrop 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Miss Moberg 
^Irs. O'Connor 
Dorothv Smith 
Mrs. Elmer Hall 

Tuesday, Oct. 15th 

Mrs. Roe Chase 

Mrs. Lathrop 

Mrs. T. E. Coleman 

Mrs. Bates 

Mrs. S. A. Parker 

Miss Norberg 

Mrs. Margaret Brier 

Mrs. Harlan Thurston 

Mrs. Roy Croswell 

Mrs. Ruth Reid 

Mrs. Edith Kellner 

Mrs. H. H. Carlson 

Mrs. Elmer Hall 

Mrs. Sellers 

Wednesdaj% Oct. i6th 



Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Rober 

Mrs. 

Miss 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 



Lathrop 

S. A. Parker 

T. E. Coleman 

Roy Croswell 

Bates 

Van Vliet 

Harlan Thurston 

tha Akin 

Ruth Reid 

Eva Wirz 

H. H. Carlson 

Brewer 

Sellers 



Thursday, Oct. 17th 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Mrs. Margaret Brier 
Mrs. O'Connor 
Beatrice Stewart 
Mrs. Van Vliet 
Mrs. T. E. Coleman 
Robertha Akin 
Miss Norberg 
Mrs. Brewer 
Mrs. Sellers 
Mrs. R. P. Chase 
Mrs. Greenwald 
Dorothy Smith 

Friday, Oct. i8th 
Mrs. Geo. Frauman 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Mrs. T. E. Coleman 
Miss Moberg 
Mrs. Van Vliet 
Robertha Akin 
Beatrice Stewart 
Dorothy Smith 
Mrs. Brewer 
Mrs. Sellers 
Mrs. R. P. Chase 
Mrs. Greenwald 

Saturday, Oct. 19th 
Mrs. Harlan Thurston 
Mrs. Geo. Frauman 
Ruth Abbett 
Mrs. Roy Croswell 
Mrs. Edna Cronkhite 
Mrs. Ruth Reid 
Dorothy Smith 
Mrs. Brier 
Mrs. Sellers 



On the evening of October 12th a forest fire, 
which had been burning in Aitkin County in the 
peat bogs and underbrush for some weeks, was 
fanned by a high wind and swept east over Aitkin, 
Carlton and a part of Pine and St. Louis Counties, 
destroying millions of dollars' worth of property 
and taking the lives of probably a thousand people. 
The exact number will never be known as many 
perished in the lakes, marshes and rivers, and their 
bodies will never be recovered. Others were burned 
until not a coat button remained. 

The Home Guard of the State of Minnesota then 
justified the many weeks of drill and the time and 
expense given to it. 

The first word of the awful disaster reached the 



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commanding officer of the 12th soon after midnight. 
Captain Charles F. Krueger of Company "H" at 
Hinckley, telephoned asking for orders, in view of 
the situation. He was directed to have a special 
freight train made up, call out his company, pro- 
vide them with two days' emergency rations and 
blankets, and proceed to the fire district, take charge 
of the situation and report. He carried out his in- 
structions so well, and the women of Hinckley and 
Pine City co-operated with hot coffee and food so 
splendidly, that, when hig^her military authority 
reached Moose Lake, some ten or twelve hours 
later, there was an emergency hospital in operation, 
rescue work was under way, telephone connection 
had been established and the rapidly increasing 
forces were able to begin active work in the more 
remote burned districts. 

Sunday afternoon there came a demand for light 
motor trucks to bring in the dead and injured. 
Governor and Mrs. Burnquist were at the scene of 
the disaster and Adjutant General Rhinow was or- 
ganizing the forces for the most efficient work 
possible. But it was Sunday and trucks were badly 
needed but seemingly could not be had. 

Captain Arthur L. Reed, Company "A" of Anoka, 
was directed to call his company for active duty 
and to get eight light trucks somewhere. He se- 
cured ten, had a local garage opened, filled up the 
machines with gas and oil, and, in an hour and a 
half was on the way to Moose Lake. The trip 
was indeed a strenuous one. The night was cold, 
the roads were rough and the air was so saturated 
with fog and smoke that cars were not visible 
ten or fifteen feet apart. The company traveled 
all night and well into the next morning, arriving 
at Moose Lake in time to be, by several hours, the 
first motor unit in the state to reach the scene of the 
disaster. Untiring press agents of other units have 
sought to claim the credit for having been first on 
the scene of disaster and have gained a great deal 
of publicity for their organizations. However, the 
above are the facts presented for the information of 
those who prefer the facts. 

Captain Reed was immediately placed in charge 
of all the Home Guard companies on duty at Moose 
Lake and so well did he and the men under his 
command do the work assigned to them, that, a 
month and more after they had left for home, 
thankful refugees told the battalion commander of 
the 12th that "the Home Guard brought in the 
dead and buried them, brought in the injured and 
helped them, cleared up the streets and highways 
of debris, fought fire, put up temporary shelters 
for homeless people, repaired the light and telephone 
systems, and did the real work; the National Guard 
("Home Guarders themselves but the month before") 
kept order and the Motor Corps was among those 
present." 

This is too severe upon the last two named or- 
ganizations, as all of the state troops did great 
service in the fire district and the home people have 
every reason to feel satisfied with their efforts. 

Those who went from Anoka and those who so 
generously loaned their trucks for this purpose 
are listed below: 

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill truck, driven by Tyler Mc- 
Feters. volunteer. 

Ridler truck, driven by Guy C. Ridler, volunteer. 

Johnson truck, driven by Swan Johnson, volunteer. 

Babcock Hardware truck, driven by Ronald Bab- 
cock, volunteer. 

Larson truck, driven bv Louis Larson. 

Rum River Lumber Co. truck, driven bj^ L. B. 
McGaffey. 

Fred Larkin truck, driven by G. W. Green. 

Wm. F. Van Vliet truck, driven by F. A. Plummer. 

W. H. LaPlant Co. truck, driven bv Howard Mc- 
Kav. 



W. R. Walburn truck, driven by W. R. Walburn. 
Edward A. Turnquist truck, driven by E. A. 
Turnquist. 

Company "A" from Anoka 
CAPTAIN 
Arthur L. Reed, detailed to command all Home Guard units 
at the Moose Lake fire district. 

FIRST LIEUTENANT 



Louis Larson 



James Colwell 

Lester B. McGaffey 

John B. Dahlgren 

A. W. Chase 
N. Moberg 

Clarence Greenfield 

Milo Pomeroy 

II. R. Thurston 



SECOND LIEUTENANT 
FIRST SERGEANT 



SERGEANTS 

Henry P. Aye 
CORPORALS 

S. E. Smith 
Charles Olson 

MECHANIC 

COOK 

BUGLER 

PRIVATES 



Walburn, W. R. 
Wells, Otto W. 
Turnquist, E. A. 
Wennerlund, George 



Bailey, W. E. 
Barbour T. W. 
Bates, W. E. 
Bovvers, W. D. 
Card, George H. 
Case, H. C. 
Carlstedt, Arthur 
Davis, J. W. 
Floreen, Swan 
Glynn, A. E. 
Goodrich, George D. 
Green, Geo. W. 
Harthorn, Mearl 
Hyatt, George S. 
Jesperson, J. B. 
Kirkpatrick, W. W. 
McKay, Howard 
McKusick, J. F. 
Luthi, Ben 
Miller, William 
Mitchell, Thomas 
Owen, G. Z. 
Peterson, John 
Marauder, Edwin 
Powell, Zene 
Sanchez. Theo. 
Smith. A. L. 
Thayer, D. W. 
Thorson, M. 
Plummer, F. A. 
Turnquist, Emil 
Van Campen, H. A. 

Meanwhile Company "F" from Rock Creek, Com- 
pany "D" from Cambridge, and Company "G" from 
North Branch, had been ordered to Moose Lake, 
rosters of the officers and men follow as a matter 
of record: 

Company "D" from Cambridge 

CAPTAIN 

Charles E. Morrell, on duty also at Aitkin fire district. 

FIRST LIEUTENANT 
L. O. Carlson 

Harry B. Hilton 

Reuben Engstrom 
Fred W. Nesbitt 




\V. II. LArL.\.\T 



E. E. Carlson 
J. W. Clover 



Carl E. TIallin 
August Peterson 



SECOND LIEUTENANT 

SERGEANTS 

Frank E. Olson 
Frank .Speece 
John Thiclvoldt 

CORPORALS 

E. T. Gouldbcrg 
Harold A. Peterson 

Lee A. Smith 

MUSICIANS 

Gordon C. Wallman 
COOK 



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PRIV 



Barker, H. F. 
Bjorklund, Albin 
Berg, Willie 
Dahlgren, Myles 
Dahlgren, Raymond 
Erickson, E. A. 
Erickson, Elmer V. 
Ericson, Victor E. 
Engberg, Clarence 
Edbloom, Theodore 




J. C. W. SELLERS 



AXES 

Erickson, John 

Ericson, Claire H. 

Erickson, Walter E. 

Engberg, A. G. 

Forse, John W. 

Findley, John L. 

Gray, Elmer 

Hanson, W. L. 

Hanson, Henry A. 

Hanson, Andrew 
Hedien, Alphy 
Johnson, Wallace 
Keer. Ira S. 
Klemz, W. A. 
Kron, Anton 
Lind, Theodore 
Lofstrom, Reuben 
Loudon, LeRoy 
Moody, Will S. 
Moline, Martin 
Morell, O. E. 
Norin, John 
Olund, Anton 
Olund, Andrew 
Peterson, Andrew G. 
Peterson, V. L. 
Palmer, Berger 
Rathjens. Reupert 
Rosell, Karl A. 
Schalberg, Clifford 
Severence, Henry 
Smith, Geo. C. 
Swedmark, Enoch 
Torell, P. M. 
Usher, Miles 
West, Robert E. 
Wickstrom, Albert 



MEDICAL UNITS 
First Lieutenant, Charles E. Swenson 
Sergeant, Godfrey G. Goodwin 



Eastman, Rudolph 
Swedmark, Paul 
Lindgrem, Roy 
Krona, Ted 
Gregerson, Oscar 
Larson, Albert 
Paulson, Elmer 



PRIVATES 

Edblom, David 
Fixwell, Dan 
Treichel, Fred 
Stadin, Rene 
Torell, Archie 
Olson, George 
Kihlgren, Fritz 



Company "F" from Rock Creek 

CAPTAIN 
Jesse Hammers 

FIRST LIEUTENANT 
Ernest H. Peterson 

SECOND LIEUTENANT 
J. Paul Pepin 

FIRST SERGEANT 
LeRoy Skellie 

SERGEANT 
William J. Gilbert 

CORPORALS 
Fred Allgood Theo. Cervin 

PRIVATES 

Hartz, Fred L. 
Hamlow, Arthur L. 
Linnell, Herbert A. 
Lindstrom, Richard 
McNeal. Glenn 
McNeal, Leonard 
McNeal, Fred 
Mills, Harry L. 
Nys, Adrio 
O'Donnell, Frank 
Pepin, Joseph D. 
Paulson, Ernest 
Vandike, Clyde 
Vandike, Ray J. 
Westman, Hj aimer 



Anderson, Godfrey 
Anderson, William E. 
Barringer, Osa E. 
Barstow, Walter S. 
Becklund, Lawrence R. 
Beavers, Bert W. 
Beavers, Gerald 
Beecher, Orman J. 
Bornhoft, Andrew N. 
Cudd, Ben W. 
Carlson, Peter 
Carlson, Walter 
Dudley, Edwin C. 
Erickson, John A. 
Erickson, Charles M. 
Glader, Emil 



C. E. Dahlman 



Company "G" from North Branch 
I CAPTAIN 
FIRST LIEUTENANT 



O. E. Peterson 

FIRST LIEUTENANT, MEDICAL 



Thos. Zeien 
L. A. Thomas 
W. N. Beggs 
H. F. Plummer 



SECOND LIEUTENANT 

FIRST SERGEANT 
SERGEANT, MEDICAL 



E. W. Dahlman 

Elmer Johnson 

L. M. Hammerstrom 

H. H. Herbst 

Casper Braff 

Bourquin, Harold 
Lockman, G. H. 
Gustafson, Harold 
Johnson, Lawrence 
Johnson, William 
Lockman, J. G. 
Rystrom, Clarence 
Thomas, Lionel 
Thomas, Frank 
Anderson, Goodman 
Drews, H. Hugo 
Bourquin, Howard 
Hakes, Archie 
Elragren, H. S. 
Floodquist, C. 
Hakes, Percy 
Ryden, Reuben 
Youngquist, M. H. 
Johnson, Stanley 
Alvin, Fillmore 



SERGEANTS 

J. D. Ernst 

CORPORALS 

C. E. Dahl 
Herbert Bloom 

MUSICIAN 

PRIVATES 

Dahmlan, Harry 
Frazier, J. E. 
Johnson, O. J. 
Larson, C. O. 
Landin, Lawrence 
Martin, L. E. 
Swenson, C. G. 
Horton, R. H. 
MacMurphy, A. 
Freistedt, Walter 
Wahlstrom, J. L. 
Sjoquist, John L. 
Johnson, Frank C. 
Schyttner, Peter 
Hedwall, P. O. 
Ekstrom, Albert 
Ekstrom, Theo. 
Erickson, R. A. 
Monson, Nels 



Company "H" from Hinckley and Pine City 



C. F. Krueger 
George C. MacKay 
Frank Mortenson 

C. L. Jack 
J. E. Sruck 
F. Elfstrom 

Alton Christianson 
Angus Stephen 



CAPTAIN 

FIRST LIEUTENANT 

SECOND LIEUTENANT 

SERGEANTS 

L. Boyle 
D. Gorrty 

CORPORALS 

Peter Schafer 



PRIVATES 



Ayers, E. D. 
Bork, Robert 
Berg, W. E. 
Biederman, L. 
Boothroyd, R. H. 
Biederman. Adam 
Bassett, Earl 
Blankenship, C. 
Crusen, Charles 
Carlson, Samuel 
Clark, E. J. 
Cherrier, H. 
Corwin, W. J. 
Duxbury, R. 
Dicks, Earl 
Frazier, L. F. 
Flatten. H. 
Gray, L. 
Gereaux, F. 
Griner, Verne 
Greenlee, Jesse 
Haynes, H. L. 
Hajny, V. V. 
Haug, M. 
Hinze, Hubert 
Hare, H. H. 
Hajny, Harry 
Havel, Harry 
Houska, John 
Hajny, George 
Hanson, M. 
Johnson, Fred 

Lieutenant A. A. Kranhold was ordered to the 
office of the Adjutant General at St. Paul and made 
superintendent of transportation. He was on duty 
there a week. 

On October 15th the C. O. of the 12th, the re- 
mainder of the staff and Company "B" of Colum- 
bia Heights, Company "C" of Elk River and Com- 
pany "E" of Osseo were ordered to make another 
all night drive to the Village of Aitkin where fire 
was menacing the town and refugees needed aid. 

This organization was given the care of all terri- 
tory west of the Village of Lawler and remained in 
charge of the situation there until relieved on No- 
vember 2nd. The Tenth, and Eighteenth Battalions 
of Home Guards and several fragments of other 



Johnson, Reginald 
Kaltenhauser, W. 
Karis, F. J. 
Korotvicka, Frank 
Kuchera, F. L. 
Lillebo, R. M. 
Lundin, Albert 
Machart, L. _ 
Morris, Leslie 
Mortenson, Hugo 
Mack, James 
Machart, J. J. 
O'Donovan, Patrick 
Peterson, G. E. 
Petschel, H. J. 
Pomroy, Vernon 
Rolls, Raymond 
Roberts, George 
Robinson, Ainslee 
Robertson, Charles 
Sliver, Earl 
Schultz, W. M. 
Schultz, Frank 
Stuck, W. M. 
Sandberg, K. S. 
Therrien, L. 
Toman, Otto E. 
Wiley, F. A. 
Whyte Thomas 
Wilcox, L. 
Williams, Joseph 
Nelson, John 



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103 



units were also placed under the above command. 
Special mention should here be made of the meri- 
torious work of Captain Frank H. Koos who served 
as intelligence officer, Captain George H. Tyler, 
in charge of Military Police, Captain M. E. Bean, 
as acting Adjutant; Lieutenant, Medical, F. E. Vroo- 
man and Lieutenant J. C. W. Sellers, Supply Officer, 
who purchased the supplies for not only the terri- 
tory assigned to the 12th but of the Lawler fire 
district as well. It was the intelligent co-opera- 
tion of these officers, the remarkable energy and 
admirable team work of the men under them, and 
the aid of the townspeople of Aitkin that made 
possible any success which may have attended the 
efforts of the Guard in the Aitkin fire district. 

For the purpose of a permanent record the rosters 
of all units under Aitkin headquarters at this time 
follow: 

Major, Roe Chase. 
Staff.— 

Captain Frank H. Koos, Intelligence Officer. 

Captain Arthur L. Reed, in charge of salvage. 

Captain Merrill E. Bean, Acting Adjutant. 

Captain George H. Tyler, Military Police. 

Captain Charles E. Morell, Acting Ord. Officer. 

First Lieutenant J. C. W. Sellers, Supply Officer. 

Bn. Sergeant-Major, Harlan Vincent. 

Bn. Supply Sergeant, W. M. Miller. 

Bn. Color Sergeant, W. H. Rand. 

Bn. Sergeant Bugler, Russel H. Payne. 

Private Robert Leathers. Orderly. 

Private Edward Hildebrand, Orderly to Supply 
Officer. 

Private L. A. Dare, Headquarters Clerk. 

Medical Staff- 
Captain George K. Hagaman. 
First Lieutenant F. E. Vrooman. 
First Lieutenant P. H. Mee. 
First Lieutenant Erie E. Benedict. 
Private Ernest R. Clarke. 
Private George Palmer. 

Company "B" from Columbia Heights 
CAPTAIN 
Merrill E. Bean, detailed to staff. 

SECOND LIEUTENANT 
William H. McDonald 



William Amidon 
Bassil B. Bailey 
Samuel Briggs 
Edwin A. Carlson 
Peter A. Hovland 
William F. Jacoby 



Andrew H. Anderson 
Edward N. Baker 
Edgar Lawrence 
Ralph Lindsey 
Alfred Lucier 

Allen, Jesse M. 
Anderson, Everett 
Anderson, Kobcrt A. 
Aney, Daniel 
Benson, Clarence 
Buege, Oscar W. 
Carlson, George 
Carter, Samuel F. 
Christian, Hans 
Conley, Clarence 
Cotton, Ezra M. 
Cravens, Clyde A. 
Day, George C. 



SERGEANTS 

Joseph E. Mills 
Frederick H. Morton 
John A. Parthon 
Vinton G. Payne 
Jesse M. Seelye 
Hardy E. Soderholm 

CORPORALS 

Howard C. McDonald 
Axel Mat son 
Sylvester Payne 
Fred Singleton 

PRIVATES 

Nelson, Eric 
Northfield, Harold L. 
Nygren, Frank O. 
Odegard, Leonard 
Olson, Edmund G. 
Olson, Theodore 
Payne, Max 
Pearson, Oscar 
Peterson, Donald 
Rathbun, George E. 
Rathbun, George W. 
Rcimer, Milton H. 
Reynick, Gerald 



Dennis, Ray 
Dierling, Donald D. 
Erickson, William E. 
Ewan, William A. 
Fortman, Barney A. 
Gauvitte, Lawrence 
Gavic, Harold 
Grosslein, Martin J. 
Hanson, Leonard 
Hargrave, Frank 
Hess, Frank, Jr. 
Howe, Da'iiel 
Isherwood, Levi W. 
Jovne, Carl M. 
Judd, George 
Kalaroovki, Frank 
Knepp, Ralph 
Lockwood, Charlie 
Lindbloom, Carl 
Malarick, Steve J. 
Marshall, William 
Martell, Frank 
Melgren, Gust 



Rivers, Earl 
Rosenquist, William 
Ruston, John B. 
Schaffer, Nicholas 
Schima, Edmund 
Schrocdcr, Otto E. 
Soderholm, Abner 
Solem, Lavern 
Spear, Robert 
Stack, Phillip T. 
Stephens, Marshal J. 
Strand, Axel 
Swenson, Swenny 
Thomas, Owen 
Thull, Jacob N. 
Tyler, Joseph L. 
Tyler, Wesley E. 
Utley. Elmer J. 
\' incent, Avery 
Walther, Daniel 

COOK 
Linton S. Seelye 



Company "C" from Elk River 



CAPTAIN 
George H. Tyler, detailed to staff. 



W. T. Parry 
H. V. Imholte 



FIRST LIEUTENANT 
SECOND LIEUTENANT 



William Everington 

Harry Pratt 

D. C. Washburn 

George D. Brown 
Carl Trask 



Bailey, Leslie_ 
Nickerson, Cliff 
Knapp, Charles 
Dare, L. A. 
Wruck, Aug. 
Jacobson, Ole 
Berbard, Edgar 
Bernard, Erville 
Fidler, Jesse 
Clouse, Francis 
Washburn, Harold 
Hill, Harland 
Ayer, Fred 
Slayback, Lee 
Tourtillotte, Minot 
Dickey, Harry 
Rideout, Herbert 
Bailey, Bernard 
Ousley, Willard 
Hall, Harry 
McNabb, P. H. 
Waite, Clarence 
Kaliher, C. D. 
Palmer, E. G. 
Vacha, John 



SERGEANTS 

Fay Putnam 
Guy La Plant 

CORPORALS 

John Looney 
Tom Daly 

PRIVATES 

Williams, M. P. 
Thomas, Cato 
Schammberg, Wm. 
Swanson, Henry 
Kruger, John 
Brown, Frank 
Stillman, C. A. 
Goenner, H. H. 
Kohl, Walter 
White, A. T. 
Cater, Chas 
Clark, Harry 
Mallory, J. W. 
Meyers, Bruce 
Mallory, P. A. 
Degree, C. A. 
Filers, Frank 
Haberman, Henry 
Roman, Vernon 
Erickson, Homer 
Hanson, Ed 
Johnson, R. J. 
Davis, Frank T. 
Allen, Ray 



Company "E" from Osseo 



George Neuman 
Jesse E. Smith 

George M. Heesen 
Harry J. Gordon 
Carl Sclimidt 

August Meinke 
Roy M. Ward 
Chester Brown 

Joseph N. Gosslin 

Leo Wolter 



Eiederman, Lee 
Dibb. Bernard V. 
Dodds, William 
Ebert. Oscar 
Harder, Henry 
Hartkopf, Elmer 
Heesen, William P. 
Killmer, Louis 
Lindberg, Elmer 
Lindberg, William 
Morehouse, Jesse 
Nedderson, George 



CAPTAIN 
FIRST SERGEANT 

SERGEANTS 

William A. Schmidt 
D. W. Norris 

CORPORALS 

Francis Weishaar 
Charles M. Savage 

MUSICIAN 

COOKS 

John C. Heesen 
PRIVATES 

Olson, Andrew G. 
Oman, Verner A. 
Phenow, William 
Richey, Elmo 
Sadler, James K. 
Schockweiler, W. J. 
Schockweiler. Walter 
Wadsworth, John C. 
Warner, C. E. 
Walter, Elmer 
Wenz, Frank E. 
Zimmerman, Winifred 



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Company "B", 10th Battalion, Sauk Center 



PRIVATES 



Parker 



CAPTAIN 
FIRST LIEUTENANT 



Caughren 






SECOND LIEUTENANT 


Wedge 






SERGEANTS 


Hillerud 


Sprague 


Traux 


Holmes 


Austin 






CORPORALS 


Fish 


Ilenneman 


Walker 


Eohall 


Sparkes 






PRIVATES 


Dtibeau A. J. 


Anderson 


Richards 


Sullivan 


Dean 


Parker, W. H. 


Engle 


Dahlem 


Gingery 


■ ' •;■ ott5 


Lange 


Hansen 


Paulson 


Irish 


Dock 


Cummings 


Conklin 


Lewis 


Gillette 


^'andesteeg 


Weeks 


Butler 


Pangburn 


Dickson 


Meigs 


Lee, Chris 


Jackson 


Cooper, Fay 


Mondloch 


Bosshardt 


Green 


Dubeau, Al 


Borgmann, Geo. 


Schwartz 


Borgmann, Henry 


Cardinal 


Arnestead 


Lee Fred 


Elliott 






CIVILIANS 


Dave Paryburn 


H. S. Halvorson 


Adam Ingram 


F. C. Lee 


Company 


"E", 10th Battalion, St. C 




CAPTAIN 


W. C. Murphy 






SECOND LIEUTENANT 


B. H. Mushel 






COPORAL 


Rupert Stimler 






ENLISTED MEN 


Bissel, John 


Imbiorski, Victor 


Callahan, W. B. 


Kornovich, Joseph 


Callahan, Chas. 


Ketcham, Ray 


Campbell Frank 


Kallberg, Clarence 


Cheelev, Max 


Kothman, Milton 


Cheeley, Pat 


Latterell, Paul B. 


Dedic, Joseph 


Lloyd, George 


Dzurk, Joseph, Sr. 


Murfet, Leslie 


Dzurk, Joseph, Jr. 


Murray, Edw. 


Elletson, Walter 


Pokladnik, Emil 


Ferschen, Nels 


Swenson, E. W. 


Forsberg, Clarence 


Semran, Frank 


Frendi Oscar 


Tierney, J. L.^ 


Fischwiler, Martin 


Tischbierck, Thos. 


Herman, Martin 


Utchinski, Frank 


Holtus, Amos 


Wrnck, John 


Howe, John 


Stimler, Rupert 




VOLUNTEERS 


J. C. Healv 


Patka, Tony 


Latterell, Ben 


Stienbach, C. 


Parrish, Pierre 


McGuire, James 




DRIVERS 


Plomber, John 


Watson, W. E. 


White, John 


Hall, W. E. 


Wildasen, Sam 


Malek, John 


Rice, Geo. R. 





W. B. Callahan 



PRIVATE 



Company "G", 10th Battalion, Gray Eagle, Minnesota 

CAPTAIN 
F. B. Thompson 

H. M. McClintick 

C. Wilke 

Thos. Clough 



Will Wilke 
W. E. Batku 

A. Johnson 
K. McClintick 



FIRST LIEUTENANT 

SECOND LIEUTENANT 

FIRST SERGEANT 

SERGEANTS 

A. J. Dvorachek 

CORPORALS 

Edward Nygrist 
So. A. Purdy 



Nels Ainoli 
John Alexander 
t. D. Boedrow 
W. C. Brandt 
M. C. Balgu 
R. Capenhefer 
Wm. Clough 
T. L. Davis 
Wm. Dunston 
Dewey Fuller 
G. M. Favre 
L. P. Greener 
Derrick Green 
Edwin Glockzin 
John B. Glider 



Rev. H. J. Hoover 
Wm. J. Hunrie 
E. J. Hiltunau 
Austia Mielu 
Henry Neiman 
Emil J. Paavola 
Nelson Robidou 
Henry Wiswell 
M. J. Walburn 
John Berscheit 
A. B. Woodman 
Jos. Shobart 
Edw. Brandt 
Gordon Slitee 
S. N. Thompson, Jr. 



Company "A", 18th Battalion, Crosby, Minnesota 

CAPTAIN 

FIRST LIEUTENANT 

SECOND LIEUTENANT 



M. G. Randolph 
\V. C. Deering 
C. L. Fisher 
P. P. Westaway 
Demning 

H. Sizer 
L. S. W'ahl 



C. Phillips 

Dieblar 

Blake 

Corhart 

Darling 

E. G. Erickson 

Foote 

Hamatt 

T, Hicks 

R. Hicks 

Ed. Hock 

LI. Humble 

Lamb 

La Victoire 

Lumbergh 

O'Brien 

Oloson 

Perravet 

Prindlc 

Romine 



SERGEANTS 

Paul, Henry 
BUGLER 

CORPORALS 

G. Goddard 
V, Stonemark 

PRIVATES 

Severance 

Streukens 

I". W. Uhler 

C. W. Young 

Zones 

Charles Freiberg 

L. Barrett 

C. Braden 

D. Gannawaz 

C. Jordan 

W. ' A. Laurel 
Ed. Lockwood 

D. A. McBride 
C. McTaggart 
H. L. Nicholson 
Euclid Revord 
Lewis Revord 
Peter Seiber 

LI. Erickson 



Company "D", 18th Battalion, Aitkin, Minnesota 



Erickson 
Hoffman 
Wilcox 
Torgerson 

Holcomb (mess) 
J. McGowan 

H. Cluff 
West Kast 
E. O. Huff 

Bennier 



CAPTAIN 

FIRST LIEUTENANT 

SECOND LIEUTENANT 

FIRST SERGEANT 

SERGEANTS 

G. Leikoff 

CORPORALS 

Milton Larson 
R. G. Sanford 

BUGLER 



Amundson, Randall 
Boekenoogen, C. C. 
Boekholtz, L. M. 
Cline, Claude 
Cline, Roy 
Cluff, Douglass 
Cummings, Francis 
Dahlberg, Martin 
Erickson, V. E. 
Elmquist, A. J. 
T'lake, Wm. 
Faun, Carl 
Galenaux, Joe 
Edd. Garlinghouse 
Gillmore, Forrest 
Haeling, Robert 
Hallum, Louis 
Hartz, E. M. 
Howard, Peter 
Howard, Ernest 
Howard, Roy 
Lloward, Leon 
Johnson, Lewis 



PRIVATES 

Larson, Elmer 
Larson, Albert 
Lowry, John 
Lemire, John 
May, Frank 
Mohler, Fred 
McCollum, Art 
McDonald, R. 
Murphy, Allen 
Nodul, E. L. 
Nodul, E. N. 
Nelson, Percy 
Olson, Fred 
Olson, Edwin 
Peterson, Clifton 
Rogers, Spencer 
Robinson, P. E. 
Swanson, Alex 
Trudgen, R. 
Wagner, Clifford 
Way, Ellis 
Wav, Nathan 
Young, W. 



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Company "F", 18th Battalion, Ironton, jMinnesota 
CAPTAIN 



D, R. Sandstrom 
W. H. Odgen 
P .D. Krietter 
L. Knudsen 
R. Gillis 



Simon Apple 
Clarence Allisson 
H. W. Bolder 
Gust Bloomstrum 
Oscar Bloomstrum 
Oscar Bukholz 
D. C. Banks 
C. A. Bargess 
Ellis Corwin 
Peter Check 
Chas. Fuller 
Robert Glass 
Oliver Giretlum 
Edward Hendrickson 
Tas. Howe 
J. S. Hunt 
Harry Hauck 



FIRST LIEUTENANT 

SECOND LIEUTENANT 

FIRST SERGEANT 



SERGEANTS 

Gust Stone 
PRIVATES 

Jas. Johnson 
C. Johnson 
A. B. Johnston 
A. W. James 
Andrew Kopak 
L. Kisler 
A. L. Mertens 
Wm. Miller 
T. P. Mulvaney 
Clarence Peterson 
I'hilo Phelon 
Glen Smith 
Harland Stetson 
Henry Wagner 
Jas. Young 
Clarence Peterson 
O. PI. Berkholz 



As the state had done nothing to equip the men 
of the 12th, this strenuous service found them not 
properly prepared. Spanish influenza was prevalent 
over the entire state. Overw^ork at tasks to which 
they were not accustomed and exposure resulted in 
the deaths of three men of the Battahon. Bn. Color 
Sergeant W. H. Rand of Big Lake; Private C. D. 
Kaliher of Elk River and Private C. W. Robertson 
of Hinckley, died after returning to their home sta- 
tions. Two hundred and ten men of the command 
were ill with influenza and pneumonia after return- 
ing to their homes. That there was no illness and 
no accidents while the men were actually on duty 
is little short of a miracle in view of the conditions 
which prevailed. 

As the true magnitude of the disaster became 
known over the state a number of men volunteered 
to go to the fire zone to aid. These men arrived at 
a time when most of those on dutv were worn out 




ALL THAT REMAINED OJ THE VILLAGE OF AUTOMBA 
AFTER THE FOREST FIRE 

with days and nights of incessant labor and re- 
mained until the rains came to put an end to all 
danger. 

October 17th Sheriff Pratt left Anoka with these 
men fully equipped for a number of days in the 
woods: 

John Benner, Gus Harrington, Leeds H. Cutter, 
L. O. Jacob, G. Johnson, W. A. Blanchard, W. J. 
Graham, Harlan Thurston, A. D. W. Johnson, U. S. 
Pratt, Harrv Sherman, Harry Stewart, Frank Pennv. 
Marcellus Ward, ^lorris Green, D. W. Shaw. Fre"d 
Bowers, Horace Harrington, Guy Goodrich, Frank 



Patchen, Will Lapham, Edson French, Otto Schlei- 
schert, Louis Sherman, R. D. N. Springer, Art 
Dowdell, Wm. Van Vliet, O. A. Beckum, Gordon 
O'Connor, Kenneth Campbell, Frank Hare, J. JNlc- 
Intyre, Roland Cassel, Fred Neumann. 

Thej' reported at Aitkin the next day and remained 
as long as their services were needed. 

The generous people of Anoka could be depended 
upon not to overlook this opportunity to aid the 
suft'ering refugees. Mayor Berry requested George 
D. Hilliard to take up a collection. He did so and 
the money was sent to Governor Burnquist for 
relief work. Anoka was again the first on the job 
in this matter, and a Duluth paper found its way into 
the fire district and told the people there that 
Anoka had extended the hand of sympathy with 
more than a thousand dollars for them. If the 
givers of this money could have been at the little 
Village of Automba a few days after, where every 
sign of human habitation had been destroyed, and 
heard some of the refugees who had lost their all, 
thank an Anoka officer of the Home Guard for what 
they had just read about Anoka's generositj^ they 
would have felt well repaid for their kindly impulse. 



These people 

G. S. Pease 
James Berry 
W. J. Annon 
George Hilliard 
Dahlheimer & Son 
Bert Lindsay 
S. P. Bellows 
W. E. Wilberg 
W. Ringham 
PI. Veidt 
T. McCaulev 

B. T. Witte' 

E. P. Babcock 
Smith Bros. 
John Palmer 
Ralph Bruns 
Sam Bell 
John Brandell 
Wm. O'Connor 
Zubnlake Bros. 

A. Hoffman j 

Woodward's ,'i. 

T. W. Merrill oE 

C. Smith 
Elmer Hall 
t.oehl S: Karker 
Goodrich Druggist 
T. T. Geddes 
Jas. Lemon 

"H. E. Seelye 
G. I. Gillespie 

F. Plennicke 
Geo. Wuest 
M. Zimmerman 
Charles McLean 
R. J. Lahn 
John Jackson 
Charles Larson 
R. W. Akin 

A. Cooper 
C. ^^'illiams 
Olc Lagerson 
M. Kelley 
W. La Plant Co. 
Theo. Blanchett 
Elmer Swanson 
Archie Lang 
Jesse Brooks 
Toe Cla-k 
E. McArdle 
George Rathhun 
T. H. Plunter 
j. W. McArdle 
Lynn French 
Oliver Snow 
N. J. .'\rmstrong 
Geo. McCauIcy 
A. M. Goodrich 
Otto Hollct 
Gus Peterson 
Henry Lee 
Frank Gillis 
Geo. Eldridge 
Beckum &■ Co. 
Geo. Billings 
Maud Burnett 
Will Blanchard 
T. Talbot 



contributed: 

Paul Fairbanks 
Plummer & Parker 
John Coleman 
A. E. Giddings 
Leeds Cutter 
Charles Green 
Arthur Caswell 
Carrie Piper 
U. S. Pratt 
Frank Hart 
Wm. VanVliet 
Aug. Anderson 
Dora McLeod 
T. P. Giddings 
■ • Chas. Lenfest 

Matt Schaefer 
John Benner 
, ' Ed Curial 

,,i;jr ,'_■; ,: M. Leger 
"i3h'i .'i Ji Anoka State Asylum 
tbnoo -..miiAC. W. Ball 
fdoilD^ ;IsiH William Howell 
??il/i hrrs A. Allison 
'""' ^ "'-'/ J. Sholbrook 
-'',.:,,T D. Williams 
'j .;■,,; Anoka National Bank 
Olive Pratt 

C. J. Swanson 
" Annie Swank 

Mrs. Plelen Hoyt 
' ' Mrs. W. Barney 

Mrs. G. Giddings 

H. Mason 

Ladies of Fair Oaks Church 

State Bank of Anoka 
' J. Thompson 

Anoka Mpls. & Cuvuna R. R. 
' Jas. McArdle 

Veerac Co. Employees 
'] • N. Morse 

M. Peterson 

Dell Dimmick 
I ■ Clifford Reynold 

Arthur Deering 

F. Dimmick 
: Frank McArdle 

Roht. Richardson 

D. Gow 

C. Quackenbush 
Fred Cowden 
Chas. Ivdgarton 
J. Sill 
A. Stevens 
A. Woodmansee 
Eugene Carson 
Anoka Herald 
Robt. Cavanaugh 
Fred Larkin 
C. G. Jackson 
.Toe. Crandall 
.T. Thompson 
Walter :\rerrill 
Oscar Swanson 
H. Knowlcs 
Archie Iloldcn 
Forest Hunter 
C. Hosmer 
Tlios. Coleman 



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WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



Ramsey Sunshine Society 

Wasliington School 

Mrs. Blanch Salter 

G Fitzsimmons 

Mrs. Wayne Ridge 

Franklin School 

Geo. Ferron 

Ed Mero 

M. Shepherd 

T G. McLean 

Mrs. S. Jones 

Dr. Mary Butler 

Mrs. E. Swain 

Theo. Nelson 

Dr. Russell 

Thos. Magson 

Geo. Ridge 

Geo. Morrill 

Louis Nolte 

Peter Mortensen 

Anoka Union 

Geo. Howell 

Paul Murphy 

Mrs. Floyd Appleman 

Clarissa Green 

Farmers State Bank 

Gene Speed 

J. Haley 

Fred Stewart 

Hanna Berry 

W. Whitlock 

Case Bros. 

W. Berg 

L. Lindstrom 

C. Sward 

Frank Beatty 

Wendell Bailey 

H. Wellman 

Ben MacComber 

Wm. Poole 

Albert Steidl 

C. Gallup 

R. Williams 

C. Holden 
E. Burgess 
John Dallman 
Geo. Hedtke 
John P. Coleman 
Mrs. White 

Mrs. W. F. Chase 

Ben Ross 

Ray Lapham 

N. W. Tel. Girls ^ 

J. Erlander 

J. Ferron & Son 

G. J. Mills 

H. McCool 

T. A. Wright 

Jos. Johnson 

D. Gow 

Dr. Springer 
Bering Lathrop Co. 
Thurston & Son 
And. Peterson 
Woodward's Employees 

E. Selstedt 
Arthur T. Caine 

S. Bond „ , 

Zimmerman & Knibbe Rest. 

Chas. Erickson 

H. Wilhelm 

A. C. Frauman 

Geo. Frauman , 

Anoka Buying & Selling Ass n, 

Gus Bylin 

Frank Salter 

W. Wittig 

J. Brezler 

Rev. MacCarthy 

Lewis Jacob 

J. Green 

C. L. Johnson 

Art. Dowdell 

Mrs. R. Ward 

H. Kimball 

Rev. Drewett 

Myrtle Thoreson 

Aaron Olson 

Chas. Duncan 

O. Eggen 

Fred Hanson 

Frank Peterson 

J. Lepper 

Chas. McKinney 

John Monson 

G. Peterson 

C. Bard 

Clifford Smith 

Wallace McGaffey 

C. Bokman 

Ole Sanderson 



G. Lindman 
J. Cassell 
Gus Peterson 
Peter Olson 
Gus Erickson 
Peter Erickson 
P. G. Lundgren 
J. Craig 
Edw. Johnson 
Oscar Nelson 
Ole Rydquist 
Erlan Olson 
Murray Gardner 
P. J. Nelson 
Selden McGaffey 
Chas. Rogers 
Vivian Stearns 
J. J. Ashmore 
J. T. Dunn 
Chas. Ash 
John Hall 
Thos. Lund 
T. E. Coleman 
H. J. Donnelly 
L. J. Greenwald 
T. H. Hoyt 
Axel Johnson 
Nelson Barstow 



H. M. Lacey 
Wallace Patch 
Mrs. J. W. Jentsch 
A. W. Joslyn 
W. J. Brier 
Mrs. Hanson 
G. J. Giddings 
V. C.Bryant 
H. Otis Smith 
Mrs. Catherine Kelley 
Jonas Westman 
Anna Momme 
J. B. Meister 
Bertha Pierce 
Chas. Barney 
Mrs. N. S. Libbey 
H. L. Taylor 
Thos. Moore 
Philip Peterson 
Frank Lehn 
Philip E. Dahlheimer 
Geo. E. Mertin 
A. T. Holden 
John P. Swanson 
E'mil Swanson 
Mrs. W.C. Tigue 
Little Citizens' League Dist. 
No. 50 




FUNERAL FOR VICTIMS OF THE FOREST FIRE 
AT MOOSE LAKE 



Wm. Goss 

H. C. Tartt 

H. E. Price 

Annie Goodrich 

High School Faculty, Mr. Koos 

and Miss Bowen 
W. S. Gow 
John Houston 
John Shaw 
Louis Bouley 
H. C. Huebner 
Mrs. A. R. Woodmansee 
Mrs. Harriet Woodmansee 
Mrs. Jennie Grant 
Miss Ida Hannemann 
Miss Birdie Mitchell 
Dr. J. F. Kline 
Dr. N. A. Thomas 
Theo. Hendricks 
Ido Bolz 

Miss Jennie Foster 
Andrew Parker 
O. A. Nonn 
Evilen Salone 
N. D. Wells 
A. G. Cilley 
M. E. Dunn 
L. D. Ettinger 

F. Chouinard 
Edw. Bryan 
Louis Jepson 
A. Matushak 
Jas. Lyons 
Ray Hodson 
C. E. Pendall 
H. S. Libby 

J. L. Gustafson 
M. F. Klopfer 
Mrs. M. F. Klopfer 
Albert Klopfer 

G. Giddings 
Geo. Smith 
R. J. Talbot 
Geo. Butts 
G. H. Butler 
Andrew Jepson 
Chas. Ottis 
Peter Sorterberg 
J. D. Wilhelm 
Willis Shattuck 
H. A. Erickson 



Frances A. Starrett 

F. L. Stake 
Frank Harrington 
Alice G. Doyle 
Emmet Rathbun 
P. W. Foley 

G. Eraser 
Wm. Tigue 
Gust Nelson 

Mrs. J. Weaver Sunday 

School Class 
H. G. Groat 
Jennie Brandt 
J. E. Teller 
James Prodger, R. i 
C. E. Wallick 

District No. 54 Ham Lake 
John Hester 
Orvill Lawson 
Doris Sweezo 
Lester Skogberg 
Irving Gustafson 
Vivian Gustafson 
Lilian Fronk 
Leonard Fronk 
Beatrice Titterud 
Harriet Titterud 
Slarshall Titterud 
LeRoy Lawson 
Walter Emmons 
Harry Tillong 
Melvin Joslyn 
Edna Joslyn 
Kenneth Tillong 
Violet Moore 
Ralph Moore 
Dorothy Moore 
John Pavey 
Everett Pavey 
Harold Pavey 
Fred Pavey and Father 
Hazel Bucholz 
Walter Bucholz 
Hilda Peterson 
Hulda Heterson 
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Blesi 
Mrs. Ona Hanson 
Columbus Citizens and Columbus 

Farmers' Club 
Frank A. Boehm 
Emil Larson 



N. Sivigny 
Ivan Anderson 
J. A. Dawson 
G. H. Erredge 
Harry Bergeron 
Alfred Bergeron 
Gilbert Erredge 
Anton Streeker 
T. M. Schooley 
Andrew Evgen 
Ed. Anderson 

A. H. Anderson 
J. J. Proulx 
(Wm. Hullar 
Adolf Peterson 
Joseph Barott 
Octave LeMay 
N. O. Rumby 
Herke Even 
Roy Stoner 

P. M. Anderson 
Alfred Barrott 
Telof Swanson 
Einar Pederson 
George Hamilton 
Esten Pederson 
H. L. Barott 
Aug. Peterson 
Frank Groskoph 
Joseph Arth 
C. Nuvall 
E. E. Barott 
Henry Arth 
Carl Rudeen 
Ed, Hall 

Clifford Anderson 
Alfred Grandberg 
August Grandberg 
Joe Heller 
Simon Johnson 
Geo. Dupre 
Peter Crete 

B. Pederson 
P. A. Miller 

A. Peter Jenson 
A. R. Anderson 
Paul Scott 
N. F. Scott 
Rennel Hanson 
Andrew Hanson 
Alec Swanson 
Eugene Scott 
Frank Groes 
,'ames T, Elwell, Jr. 
Albert Gardeen 
P. L. Raymond 

E. S. LeVesseur 
John Holmquist 
Matt Dahlquist 
Martin Jenson 
N. P. Jenson 
Lewis Altenburger 
W. J. Boehm 
John Nelson 
Aug. Anderson 
John Grubbe 
Phil Roush 
George Curtiss 

F. Humphrey 
F. Carlson 
H. Vevea 

H. Sedinger 
F. Van Dyke 
Wallace Rogers 
A. Card 
Geo. Lindsay 
August Hanson 
El. Bowlby 
R. W. Field 
T. J. Abbett 
O. Carlson 
W. Eberle 
H. H. Scribner 
H. Carlson 
P. Johnson 
J. Carlson 
O. Palmgren 
H. Miller 
J. Deschene 
R. Anderson 

E. Butler 
M. Elliasen 

F. Skoog 
W. Swartout 
J. Vader 

L. Sorenson 
W. Pratt 
A. Dejarlais 
J. Moreau 
A. Nelson 
J. W. Sedinger 
A. B. Ware 
Lloyd Boxwell 



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107 



Thomas Mitchell 
Ben F. Parks 
Herman Danner 
Geo. S. McArdle 
Estes King 
August Larson 
J. L. McCall 
Claude Odell 
Arthur Pfutzenreuter 

B. D. Kildroe 
Emil A. Johnson 
Thos. Gorman 

T. W. Nolan 

G. L. Johnson 

Oscar Fjellmas 

Fred Wilblad 

R. Frederick Johnson 

Thomas Jagle 

D. Dinsmore 

Chas. Johnson 

D. F. Desmond 
Carl Wanke 
Andrew Jepson 
Matt Haubel 
Miss Eisa Heinen 
Miss Jessie White 
Miss Emma Heinen 
Art. Bergerson 
Harry Whitman 
Chas. King 

John M. Thurmbeck 
Jacob Thurmbeck 
Aug. Lundeen 
Ed. Kunshier 
Joe Kunshier 
Lee's Girls 
Harold Bellows 
Rugna Peterson 
Frances Smith 
Ivadell Stull 
Miss DeLue 
Rena McCarthy 
Emma Fournier 
V. C. Beasecker 
P. L. Briere 
Fred Euchert 
Harold Anderson 
Wallace Petersen 
Axel Johnson 
Victor Sward 
G. W. McMahon 
Wm. Gardner 
Phil Dressel 
Fred Rhyme 
Walter Wilkinson 
Wm. Bergaans 
Harry Manolis 
Joe Cloutier 
J. J. Burgess 
Herman Langer 
Chas. Norman 
Joe Celuh 
Floyd Mclntyre 
Joe Ridge 
John E. Hall 
Frank Legal 
P. E. Ebner 

F. V^ Boyd 
Henry Pusch 
Chas. Schmoldt 
Hugh Tighe 

E. L. Flath 
Rollin Castle 
Joe Grandfield 
Selma Newman 
Eva Wirz 
Edith Kellner 
Gladys Pratt 
Etta Barstow 
Charlotte Gordon 
Anne Barstow 
Mildred Sheley 
Josephine Cronin 
Harold Murphy 
H. Fridley 

V. G. Bellows 
R. Goodrich 
W. Lindsay 

C. Card 

G. Jedlika 
J. -Sebeck 



F. Reynolds 
C. Harrington 

C. De Pue 
J. French 
A. Linn 
A. Lerfald 
J. Mulstey 
A. McGraw 
H. Wallen 
M. Burg 
F. Skoog 
W. Swartout 
J. Vader 

T. Sorenson 

W. Pratt 

A. Desjarlais 

J. Moreau 

A. Nelson 

J. W. Sedinger 

Thos. Lund 

D. Smith 
Wm. Smith 

J. O. Dechaine 
Chas. Howell 
W. J. Elin 
F. Dejarlais 
C. Earl 
S. S. Bates 
John Rathbun 
"W. Saffell 
F. Lynn 
F. Boobar 
J. Rohn 

F. Goedecke 
Albert Dahl 
Thomas Walker 
C. McLaughlin 
Geo. Johnson 
Chas. Dufner 
Geo. Castle^ 
Valentine Sherman 
T cc E&rl 

Willis Blanchard 
Guy Spencer 
Walter Goodrich 
Vern Ebner 
J. Timmons 
Bert Timmons 
AI Knapp 

A. W. Mitchell 
Martin Richards 
Emil Kottke 

B. O. Ronson 
Tohn Thorsen 
W. P. Martin 
Louis Laundry 
Chas. Andrew_ 
Bridget Campion 
Mable Dooher 
Louise Dahlstrom 
Mrs. Parks 
Belle Pederson 
Ethel Ebner 
Alice Koegel 
Mrs. Curtin 
Rosabel Mclntyre 
Clara Whittler 

B. Atkinson 

E. Whittler 
V. Atkinson 
Anna Sward 
H. Mahler 

C. Aske 
L. Taylor 
B. Howe 
R. Rivers 
V. Rivers 

G. McLaughlin 
L. Gavin 
Katlierine Price 
Julia Engburg 
Minnie Lindman 
Mrs. McCall 
Miss B. Nelson 
Mary Larkins 
Helen Moline 
Mary Mclntyre 
Marie Grisey 
Mrs. John Coleman 
Mary Coleman 
Gertrude Coleman 
A. J. Dehn 



Total cash contributions $1,374.40 

October 10th Miss Cross gave an address on the 
United War Work. 

Clarence A. Holden enlisted in the ]\Iarines, Byron 
Henry did the same. 

On October 12th Private Bert Sulness died in 



the service of his country at Camp Hancock, Georgia. 
He was buried with military honors near his home 
in Grow township. 

Mrs. G. I. Gillespie was in charge of sending 
Christmas packages to Anoka County soldiers. She 
was assisted by the following: 

Mrs. Wra_. Erickson, Constance 

Mrs. Louise Dye, Fridley 

Mrs. Robt. Swanson, Anoka, R. 4 

Mrs. W. A. Gallagher, Cedar 

Miss Jessie White, Forest Lake 

Mrs. H. H. Deeble, 11 00 Gould Ave., Minneapolis 

Mrs. Roy Stoner, Forest Lake 

Mrs. Ella SchaefTer, Cedar 

Mrs. Grace Cable, Hugo 

Mrs. Ralph Talbot, Anoka, R. 3 

Mrs. W. E. Bradley, Anoka. R. i. 

Mrs. John Snow, St. Francis 

Mrs. John Wilson, Anoka, R. 2 

Mrs. E. B. Sherman, Anoka, R. i 

Miss Maude Grant, Wyoming 

Mrs. Alvin Hare, Anoka, R. 2 

Mrs. Jas. Kennedy, Anoka, R. 2 

Mrs. Nylander, Cedar 

Mrs. C. H. Rootes, Elk River, R. 

Mrs. M. Bodine, Cedar 

Mrs. G. H. Erredge, Forest Lake 

Miss Bessie Crete, Hugo 

Mrs. Wm. Gallagher, Anoka, R. 2 

Miss Josephine Husnick, Hugo 

Mrs. G. Wahlund, Wyoming 

Mrs. Stephen LeVesseur, Forest Lake 

As several Anoka County men were serving in 
the now famous 42nd Division in France, this tribute 
to these men from the commanding officer of the 
Division is reprinted: 

August 13th, 1918. 
To The Officers and Men of the 42nd Division: 

A year has elapsed since the formation of your 
organization. It is, therefore, fitting to consider 
what you have accomplished as a combat division 
and what you should prepare to accomplish in the 
future. 

Your first elements entered the trenches in Lor- 
raine on February 21st. You served on that front 
for 110 days. You were the first American divi- 
sion to hold a divisional sector and when you left 
the sector June 21st, you had served continuously 
as a division in the trenches for a longer time than 
any other American division. Although you entered 
the sector without experience in actual warfare, 
you so conducted yourselves as to win the respect 
and affection of the French veterans with whom 
you fought. Under gas and bombardment, in raids, 
in patrols, in the heat of hand to hand combat and 
in the long dull hours of trench routine so trying to 
a soldier's spirit, you bore yourselves in a manner 
worthy of the traditions of our country. 

You were withdrawn from Lorraine and moved 
immediately to the Champagne front where during 
the critical days from July 14th to July 18th, you 
had the honor of being the only American division 
to fight in General Gouraud's army which so glori- 
ously obeyed his order, "We will stand or die," 
and by its iron defense crushed the German assault 
and made possible the offensive of July 18th to the 
west of Rheims. 

From Champagne you were called to take part 
in exploiting the success north of the Marne. Fresh 
from the battle front before Chalons, you were 
thrown against the picked troops of Germany. For 
eight consecutive days, you attacked skillfully pre- 
pared positions. You captured great stores of arms 
and munitions. You forced the crossings of the 
Ourcq. You took Hill 212, Sergy, Meurcy, Ferme 
and Seringes by assault. You drove the enemy, 
including an Imperial Guard Division, before you 
for a depth of fifteen kilometers. When your in- 
fantry was relieved, it was in full pursuit of the re- 
treating Germans and your artillery continued to 
progress and support another American division in 
the advance to the Vesle. 

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formally commended in General Orders by the 
French Army Corps under which you served. For 
your services in Champagne, your assembled officers 
received the personal thanks and commendation of 
General Gouraud, himself. For your services on 
the Ourcq, your division was officially complimented 
in a letter from the Commanding General, 1st Army 
Corps, of July 28th, 1918. 

To your success, all ranks and all services have 
contributed, and I desire to express to every man 
in the command my appreciation of his devoted and 
courageous effort. 

However, our position places a burden of respon- 
sibility upon us which we must strive to bear steadily 
forward without faltering. To our comrades who 
have fallen, we owe the sacred obligation of main- 
taining the reputation which they died to establish. 
The influence of our performance on our allies and 
our enemies cannot be overestimated for we were 
one of the first divisions sent from our country to 
France to show the world that Americans can fight. 

Hard battles and long campaigns lie before us. 
Only by ceaseless vigilance and tireless preparation 
can we fit ourselves for them. I urge you, there- 
fore, to approach the future with confidence but 
above all with firm determination that so far as it 
is in your power you will spare no effort whether 
in training or in combat to maintain the record of 
our division and the honor of our country. 

CHARFES T. MENOHER, 
Major General, U. S. Army. 

Mayor James B. Berry received this letter on 
October 20th: 
Mayor of Anoka, 

Anoka, Minnesota. 
Sir: 

On several occasions during the past week it was 
my good fortune to have detailed to me men from 
Company "A" to fight fires along the Kettle River 
near Moose Lake, Minnesota. 

This letter is written to you in appreciation ol 
the excellent services rendered by the men of the 
above mentioned company. They were untiring 
in their efforts and did cheerfully all the work they 
were called on to do. 

I feel that you should know of the very splendid 
work performed by the company representing your 
city in the fire district. 

Very truly yours, 

H. A. WILLOUGHBY, 
Lieutenant Commanding Co. "C". 

These draftees entrained on October 21st: 

Lundberg, Harry Leonard, Constance 

Crandall, Joseph William, Anoka 

Small, John, Bethel 

Olson, Axel Edwin, Fridley 

Peterson, Albert Walter, Anoka 

Johnson, Jasper E., 4105 5th St. N. E., Minneapolis 

Groves, Ernest Clyde. Gary, South Dakota 

Hennicke, Harvey W., Anoka 

Pierre, Albert, Anoka 

Wilberg, Edw. W., Anoka 

Demler, Leander James, Stillwater 

Caswell, Robert K., 203 Lexington Apartment, Great Falls, Mont. 

Palmer, Geo. William, Anoka 

Stover, William Francis, 3804 Jackson St. N. E., Columbia 

Heights 
Dimmick, Dell I., Anoka 
Klopfer, Albert Fred, Anoka 

The following entrained for Camp Forest, Lytle, Georgia: 
Kafka, Jacob Edward, Hugo 
Lasker, Joseph, Anoka 
Ebert, Lawrence William, Anoka 

Vincent, Harlan J., 41 15 5th St., Columbia Heights 
Ebner, Raymond, Anoka 
Schinkel, Norman Melvin, Anoka 
Veith, Clarence Frederick, Bethel 
Trettin, Fred Carl Otto, Fridley 
Sandey, Clifford Eugene, Bethel 
Rehbine, Ferdinand Albert, New Brighton 
Stimson, John Louis, Zimmerman 



Miller, Leland Edward, Cedar 

Johnson, Adolph William, Anoka 

Dupre, Arthur Joseph, Hugo 

Okerstrom, Lars, Anoka 

Wallin, Frank W. G., Anoka 

DeVault, Fred. 4418 Van Buren St. N. E., Columbia Heights 

Ruffcorn, John McKinley, Stacy 

Christenson, Harold R., Fridley 

Sorenson, Anton Maurice, Anoka 

Larson, Fred William, Anoka 

Frieschman, Michael, New Brighton 

Olson. Oscar Ludwig, Wyoming 

Kennedy, Donald Arthur, Anoka 

Lewis O. Jacob left for officer's training school 
at Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky, the last of 
October. 

This is a sample of the citations for bravery which 
were won by some of the Anoka County men over- 
seas: 
Headquarters 151st Field Art., 

American Expeditionary Forces, France, 

September 29th, 1918. 
Special Orders No. 100. 

1. Private 1-c Elon W. Tollin 146,343 Battery P, 
151st Field Artillery, on September 21st, 1918, dis- 
played extraordinary courage and devotion to ser- 
vice. While under heavy shell-fire from the enemy 
artillery, he assisted in repairing telephone lines and 
maintaining essential telephone communication. 

2. He is hereby commended for his distinguished 
bravery and personal sacrifice. 

By order of Colonel Leach: 

George C. Ferch, 
Captain, U. S. A., 151st F. A. 
Adjutant. 

At this time there were forty-eight Junior Red 
Cross auxiliaries in Anoka County. They were busy 
making an allotment of three hundred property ba^'s 
for soldiers in hospitals. Miss Anna Brezler was 
the county chairman for this energetic organization. 

These had charge of the United War work in the 
county on November 5th: 

City of Anoka — Mmes. B. C. Smith, 
John Casey, Georgia Goss 
Ramsey — Mmes. Robt. Legg, M. 
O. Harden, Walter Bradley 
Burns — Mrs. O. J. Paulson 
Oak Grove — Mrs. Jas. Gillespie 
St. Francis — Mrs. F. E. Vrooman 
Bethel — Mrs. C. E. Ledin 
East Bethel — Miss Swanson 
Linwood — Mrs. S. A. Carlisle 
Ham Lake — Mrs. Emil Magnuson 
Grow — Mrs. A. A. Boyd 
Round Lake: — Mrs. Al French 
Crooked Lake— Mrs. F. W. Spohn 
Fridley — Mrs. Wm. Dye 
Columbia Heights — Mrs. F. H. 

Morton 
Cedar— Mrs. Will Gallagher 
Centerville — Mrs. Charpentier 
Columbus — Mrs. G. H. DeGrief 
South Ham Lake— Mrs. Will Clark 
Blaine — Miss Olson 
N. Ham Lake — Mrs. Berger Titterud 
Town of Anoka — Mrs. Chas. Hoyt 
MISS ANNA BREZLER 

These men were ordered to be ready to entrain 
for Fort Rieley on November 11th, but the order 
was countermanded before their departure. 

Dell I. Dimmick, Anoka 

Leland Edward Miller, Cedar 

Michael Frieschmon, New Brighton, R. i 

Geo. Pearson, 41 14 sth St., Columbia Heights 

Carl Gustave Lindgren, Constance, R. 2 

Elmer Daniel Erickson, Constance, R. i 

Jack Herman Rehbeine, Hugo, R. i 

Marius Arnold, 4404 3rd St., Columbia Heights 

Robt. K. Caswell, Anoka 

The drive for funds for the Seven War Activities 
was arranged for November 11th to 18th. The 
chairman was L. O. Jacob, vice-chairman, W. A. 
Blanchard; vice-chairman, J. P. Coleman and trea- 




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Parade on Main Street 



PEACE DAY CELEBRATION AT ANOKA 

Sam Parker as Uncle Sam Pupils of Public Schools Mobilizing 




surer, P. E. Woodward. A county-wide organiza- 
tion has been perfected to collect the pledges. 

When the premature an- 
nouncement that the Ger- 
mans had sued for peace 
appeared, there was a wild 
^ ^^^ time in Anoka. On the 

\i - ^^m heels of this story came 

the irritating news that the 
report was not true and 
everybody went back to 
work confident that peace 
was but a few days away 
anyhow. When the au- 
thentic news did arrive in 
Anoka, about three o'clock 
on the morning of Nov- 
ember 11th, pandemonium 
J. P. COLEMAN certainly reigned in the old 

town. 
The first news was spread bj' means of the fire 
and church bells. These rang steadily and vigor- 
ously. With each hour the enthusiasm increased. 
When the first papers reached town at seven o'clock 
telling that German Willie, his rabbit faced spawn, 
and all the lesser brood had fled into Holland, the 
uproar increased. 

Very few people made any pretense of going to 
work. Dignified business men left the doors of 
their shops swinging and were out yelling on the 
streets. Wild war whoops echoed among the sedate 
residences along Ferry Street. Bon fires were lit. 
Old Glory soon flew from every store and home. 
Automobiles were decorated with flags. Dynamite, 
exploding along the river, shook the windows. 

Red, white and blue paper hats appeared mira- 
culously on every head. 

Company "A" under command of Capt. A. L. 
Reed, turned out and paraded the streets. The 
employees of the Lincoln mill were on parade 
with flags. The pupils of the public schools 
next_ appeared_ flag laden, and gaily decorated auto- 
mobiles with joyous occupants honked about. 

At two in the afternoon another parade, the 
largest by far ever seen in Anoka, took place. It 
was led by a fife and drum corps, Company "A" 
Red Cross nurses, members of the G. A. R., pupils 
of the schools, and a vast crowd in automobiles 
and on foot. 

Bon fires in the evening and a dance completed the 
festivities. The bells rang steadily all day long and 



these with the din of horns all added to the jollifi- 
cation. 

The result of the drive for the "Seven Sisters" war 
activities fund may be summarized thus: 

Subscribed Allotment 

First Ward $ 784.00 $1,000.00 

Second Ward 892.00 1,000.00 

Third Ward 1,271.25 1,000.00 

Anoka 325-25 500.00 

Village of Bethel 160.50 1,100.00 

Bethel 638.50 800.00 

Blaine 366.50 600.00 

Oak Grove 647.00 1,000.00 

Burns 1,017.50 i, zoo. 00 

Ramsey 615.50 700.00 

Grow 210.50 600.00 

St. Francis 621.03 700.00 

Fridley 343-25 600.00 

Ham Lake 744.00 800.00 

Columbia Heights 1,522.10 1,500.00 

Linwood 588.00 500.00 

Columbus 552.50 700.00 

Centerville 1,020.50 i. 000. 00 

Total subscription from the entire county 
amounted to $12,319.88. 

Total quota asked, $12,000.00. 

Private Albert Walter Peterson, of Ramsey town- 
ship, died in the service of his country at Camp Cody 
on November Sth. Death was due to influenza. He 
had left Anoka with a quota of men on October 
22nd. The funeral was held November 11th at the 
Swedish Lutheran church and burial was at Oak- 
wood cemetery. 

Private Oscar V. Engbloom died at sea on his 
way to France on October 6th. He had been sent 
from Anoka on August 9th to Camp McArthur, 
Texas. The funeral was held from his home in 
Burns, November 7th and a detail from Co. "C" of 
Elk River was present as a guard of honor. Burial 
was in the Burns cemetery. 

At the November election, Minnesota's war gov- 
ernor, J. A. A. Burnquist was re-elected by a large 
majority. In Anoka County he received 1,490 votes. 
The Democratic candidate received 577, the Social- 
ist 40 and the Hun-partisan, 309. 

Private Charles Dill appeared on the casualty lists 
as having died of influenza in France on October 
2nd. He was a July draftee. 

James Frank Loucks and Paul Charles Wallick 
enlisted in the Marines on November 18th. 

Miss Cleo McLean was one of the young ladies, 
thirty-two in number from Minnesota, Montana and 
the Dakotas, who bad been training for service in 
France with the Girl's Red Cross Motor Corps. 

The surgical dressings station was ordered to 



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cease work as a supply of the dressing was on 
hand at state and national headquarters. 

The Electric Line gave a load of fuel to the Red 
Cross in November and an Eastern Star food sale 
resulted in $26.57 for that same organization. 

The Third ward, with a committee consisting of 
V. C. Beasecker, Gus Peterson, E. P. Babcock, John 
Vader, S. A. Parker, Harry Nelson, T. G. Pease, 
Herman Case and J. P. Coleman, was the first to 
report having oversubscribed its quota in the War 
Activities campaign. Centerville reported its allot- 
ment subscribed and paid in full. 

Word was received that Private Enoch Sjodahl 
had died of wounds received in the service of his 
country in France, November 13th. 

The death from disease, while in the service of 
his country in France, of Axel Stromgren, was re- 
ported late in November. He died September 20th. 

Private Frank C. Schuldt of Burns township ap- 
peared on the casualty list of December 1st, having 
died of disease while in the service of his country. 

On Saturday, the last day of November, all Anoka 
County felt the loss of a personal friend when con- 
firmation was received of the death of First Lieuten- 
ant Edward B. Cutter in action in France. It had 
been reported some daj's previously that he was 
missing in action, and this generally meant for avia- 
tors the supreme sacrifice. But all had hoped, until 
a letter was received by his mother on November 
30th that her only surviving son had died a hero's 
death. 

No greater tribute can be paid to the memory 
of Lieutenant Cutter than to add this letter: 

Headquarters 90th Aero Squadron, 

American Expeditionary forces. 
Mrs. Mary S. Cutter, November 9th, 1918. 

Anoka, Minnesota. 
Dear Mrs. Cutter: 

Long before this letter can reach you, you will 
have received official word of the death in action 
of your son, First Lieutenant Edward B. Cutter, 
on the 21st of October, 1918. 

That day was an important one in the Verdun 
offensive, which is now reaching such a splendid 
culmination. We received an urgent message from 
the Corps Commander requesting that a plane be 
sent over the German lines to ascertain the enemy's 
power of launching a counter attack. Lieutenant 
Cutter and his pilot Lieutenant Hugh Broomfield, 
were next on the alerte list, and in spite of the un- 
favorable weather, were eager to go. The sky was 
full of low lying clouds with open spaces between 
them, a condition which favors surprise attacks by 
enemy planes and machine gun fire from the ground. 
They left our airdrome (then at Souilly) at about 
ten o'clock. When they had failed to return at 
twelve o'clock we made inquiries of all balloon 
and ground units that could be reached by telephone 
and learned that an allied plane had been seen to 
fall at about 11:15, in the sector over which they 
had been operating, within the German lines. Our 
investigation was thus suspended, and although this 
report caused us much anxiety we hoped that we 
would hear that our comrades were safe, even 
though prisoners in Germany. 

A few days ago our lines advanced again so as 
to comprise the territory over which they had 
flown. We immediately caused the distribution of 
the enclosed circular, 500 copies, and on the morn- 
ing of November 7th received a telephone message 
stating that a wrecked plane was lying at the point 
in question. Our Squadron Surgeon, First Lieuten- 
ant J. J. Livingston, volunteered to go at once to 
the spot. They set out at noon on the 7th, passing 
through Montfaucon, and reaching Cunel over mired 
and shattered roads, exposed to enemy artillery fire 
after night fall. On the morning of the 8th, yes- 



terday, they found the plane and nearby the graves 
of our two comrades. The bodies were carefully 
removed under Dr. Livingston's directions, and he 
tells me that there is no question about their identity, 
which is established by the temporary markers, and 
the identification tags. They were carried in our 
ambulance to Evacuation Flospital No. 6, located at 
Souilly (on the road between Bar-le-Duc and Ver- 
dun) where they arrived yesterday evening. This 
afternoon Lieutenant Foster and I, representing the 
Squadron, went to Souilly and attended the funeral 
and burial service. The only available Chaplain was 
the Rev. J. H. O'Mahoney, of the Catholic diocese 
of New York City, an excellent and broad minded 
priest, who was glad, at my request, to read the 
Protestant service from my Episcopal prayer book. 
We saw that the marker was properly inscribed at 
the head of the grave before we left. The grave is 
No. 90, plot No. 2, Section D, American Cemetery 
at Souilly-sur-Meuse, and the cemetery adjoins 
Evacuation Hospital No. 6 at that place. 

All of his personal effects have been carefully 
packed and will be forwarded to you in due course. 

Lieutenant Cutter joined our Squadron on the 
24th of September. He immediately began his ac- 
tive career as an observer at the front, and after a 
very few hours over the lines made his reputation 
solid among us as those of observers who had been 
at the front months instead of weeks. Until the 
time of his loss I was his flight commander, and 
Captain Schauffler (now commanding the Third Ob- 
servation Group of which squadron is a part) was 
our commanding officer. We frequently had occa- 
sion to comment upon his keenness and skill as 
an observer, after missions in which he brought 
back full and accurate reports under adverse con- 
ditions of weather and enemy fire from the ground. 
It was on just such a mission that he and Lieuten- 
ant Broomfield were lost to us. Of Lieutenant 
Broomfield I am glad to say that he was without 
question one of our most expert pilots, and I am 
therefore certain that nothing was left vmdone by 
either of them which the utmost skill could do. Their 
last flight was not only in keeping with the tradi- 
tions which have grown about the 90th Squadron, 
it has added to and enhanced them. They and their 
work will remain ever fresh in our memories and 
memories are made long of friendships and asso- 
ciations formed in danger faced together. 

Lieutenant Cutter was as much enjoyed and liked 
as a friend as he was sought after as an observer. 
He was like me, a lawyer, and I judged after a 
short acquaintance with him, that he brought to his 
profession a trained and finely balanced mind. 
Though he was not given to discussing religious 
matters, we all felt that he was a man of strong 
Christian convictions. It is pleasant to us to recall 
that he spent some time reading his testament the 
night before his loss. The ideal nature of his 
private thoughts was also revealed to us by 
some verses inscribed on a slip of paper which fell 
from his diary when his friend, Lieutenant Foster, 
was arranging his effects. Lieutenant Foster tells 
me that he is sending this paper to you in his letter 
of today. 

Now the great war seems to be drawing 
to a glorious close. We of the 90th feel that no 
single officer has contributed more of unselfish de- 
votion to duty in waging it than your son and our 
comrade, Lieutenant Cutter, and we are proud of 
his death as we are proud of his life with us. 

For the Squadron and myself, I send you the warm- 
est sympathy in your great loss, and am believe me. 
Ever sincerely yours, 
NORRIS E. PIERSON, 
First Lieutenant, A. S., U. S. A., Commanding 

Squadron. 



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A food sale given by the ladies of the G. A. R. 
for Red Cross, made $14.00, and the last of the 
series of entertainments arranged by Mrs. J. S. 
Lawson raised the suras from this source to nearly 
two hundred dollars. At this last entertainment 
Miss Maria Sanford gave a lecture. She was eighty- 
two years of age. The club women of Anoka pre- 
sented this remarkable lady with that number of 
carnations at the close of the entertainment. On 
the program were Miss Dora Kohen, and Miss 
Eulalie Chenevert. Mesdames Sellers and Burnett 
ushered. 

The name of Private Ralph Lofgren appeared on 
the casualty list as having died of disease while in 
the service of his country. 

The names of Privates Rudolph Beckenback and 
Willard Curtin appeared on the casualty lists of De- 
cember 13th as severely wounded. 

The Red Cross rooms at the Armory were closed 
until the sixth of January in order to give the 
women an opportunity to rest until that time and 
enjoy the holidays. 

As the men who had gone to the colors began 
to return it was the busines of those who stayed 
at home to see to it that a job was ready for them. 
On December 24th, John Palmer of the Anoka 
County Public Safety Commission announced the ap- 
pointment of L. O. Jacobs to have charge of get- 
ting the soldier and the job in touch with one 
another. 

Former employees of soldiers were urged to re- 
employ them and those wishing help were asked 
to make known the fact. Places were found for 
men, who wished work, very rapidly. 

On the long casualty lists published the last of 
December, there, under severely wounded, the names 
of Privates Myron A. Faber, Clayton A. Porter, 
Herman M. Lange. 

Of interest to Anoka 
people will be an incident 
related by a Minneapolis 
minister in writing to 
friends from London. He 
stated that, on the day the 
armistice was signed, he 
was in Trafalgar Square. 
A big Yankee soldier 
climb a lamp post and an- 
nounced to any who cared 
to know that he was 
"from Anoka, Minnesota." 
Possibly some one who 
reads these lines may be 
able to identify the chap. 
The last casualty lists at 
the close of the year con- 
tained the names of Ser- 
geant Levi J. Merrill, Pri- 
vate Samuel T. Berg. Pri- 
vate Felix Peter Domler 
and Private .Xndrew Dahl- 
strom as severely wounded. 

Rev. Thomas W. Barbour was placed in charge 
of the Home Service Department of the Red Cross 
to aid returning soldiers who might need assistance. 

Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Vrooman of St. Francis were 
among the first to give a "welcome home" feed 
for the returning soldiers. They had as guests 
Messrs. Stewart Robinson, Alfred Shadick, George 
Stewart, Albert Rodgers, Ray Nelson, Ernest Sha- 
dick, Clarence Schwab, all of whom had been dis- 
charged except Nelson and Schwab who were at 
home on furlough. 




REV. T. W. BARROUR 



Company "A" of the 12th Bn. MHG gave the 
annual dance at the armory New Year's Eve and 
it was truly an evening of jollification. Returning 
soldiers were there to a considerable extent and 
the fact that more were on the way home lent greater 
joi^ to the occasion. 

Among the numerous nice things said about Com- 
pany "A" for its work at Moose Lake is the fol- 
lowing: 

January 2nd, 1919. 
From: The Adjutant General 
To: Major Roe Chase, 

Twelfth Battalion, M. H. G. 
Anoka, Minnesota. 
Subject: Final report. 

1. I have for acknowledgment final report of ygur 
Battalion during the recent forest fires in northern 
Minnesota, which I find indeed complete. 

2. In this connection I should like to express my 
appreciation, and I am confident His Excellency, 
the Governor, would concur with me, of the splendidly 
thorough and self-sacrificing work accomplished by 
the state troops in general, but mention as especially 
commendable the rapidity and alacrity with which 
Companies "A" and "H", your command, responded 
to the call of necessity, and the unselfish and untir- 
ing manner in which they performed the tasks they 
were called upon to meet. The co-operation of the 
boys mitigated in a great measure the appalling 
features of the great catastrophe, and I wish you 
would pass on to them the assurance that their efforts 
are recorded with just esteem. 

W. F. Rhinow. 

This communication was read at The Green a few 
days later when moving pictures of the Moose 
Lake disaster were shown. 

John Palmer, as chairman of the Anoka County 
Public Safety Commission, announced, January 7th, 
that there would be a campaign for funds during the 
week of January 12th to 19th for the relief of Ar- 
menian and Syrian sufferers from the war. 

The armistice had by no means stopped Red Cross 
work. During December a large box of linen for 
France, 600 pairs of socks, 100 sweaters, 300 pro- 
perty bags, and 78 hospital story books were sent 
from Anoka, the last tv\'o items being sent by the 
Junior Red Cross. 

By the middle of January Anoka was well on its 
way back to a pre-war basis. It was announced 
that there was no longer any danger of a fuel short- 
age. The public library was opened afternoons as 
before the fuel shortage had its vogue. The Lin- 
coln mill was being remodeled within in order to 
again grind the flour for which it is famous, the Bea- 
secker Harness factory was back on a peace basis after 
having made 9,000 harnesses and 20,000 halters for 
the government. 

The Red Cross Salvage Corps closed its store room 
on Second avenue and the Anoka Chapter of the Red 
Cross began to call in the knitted articles being 
completed by the auxiliaries of the county. 

Time for the collection of funds for the Armen- 
ians and Syrians was extended. Rev. T. W. Bar- 
bour was made chairman of the local committee, 
L. O. Jacob, secretary and George W. Green, trea- 
surer. 

Another death of an Anoka County man was re- 
corded January 14th when notice arrived from Wash- 



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ington of the death from wounds of Henry Wuest 
of Anoka. He left Anoka June 28th, 1918, and was 
at Camp Grant and Camp Upton before sailing for 
France. The last letter which relatives received 
from him was dated October 18th, his locality at 
that time, of course, not being given. 

The name of First Lieu- 
tenant Edward B. Cutter, 
January 20th, appeared on 
a list of American officers 
cited for bravery in action 
and to whom the American 
war medal was to be 
llMllllll awarded. 

For several weeks men 
had been returning from 
training camps so rapidly 
that one could not keep 
track of them all. And yet 
their delighted relatives 
and friends gave them a 
mighty cordial welcome 
W ^B^^t^KB and many a home was the 
scene of festivities un- 
known there for a year 
or more. During the week 
GEORGE W. GREEN of January 25th the follow- 

ing, old members of Com- 
pany "B" reached the home town from overseas: 

Smith, Steinke, Varney, C. Sawyer, Moulton, R. G. 
Pratt, Berglund, Sherman. Leo McCarthy, Dan Mc- 
Carthy, J. Hauger, Thompson, Huntsinger, Raymond 
Cowden, Albin Rydquist, Albin Linfors, A. G. Camp- 
bell, F. W. Campbell, Floyd Miller, Arthur A. Nel- 
son, Raymond Parker, Adolph Pusch, Lawrence 
Scott, M'erritt Sargent, C. Stearns, L. A. Dunn, Geo. 
George, J. H. Hamlin, Irwin Hunt, S. T. Loftus, B. 
P. Libby, Wm. Brezler. 

From the treasurer of the Red Cross comes this 
gratifying report of the financial condition of that 
organization: ^ 

First the report from February 21st, 1918 to March 
1st, 1919. 

RECEIPTS 

Cash on hand February 2ist, ioi8 $ 2,877.88 

Membership 2nd Christmas drive. $2, 613. 00 

Others 400.00 3,013.00 

Donations, 25% 2nd drive.... 3,661.97 

Other donations 14,119.87 17,781.84 

Total $23,672.72 

DISBURSEJIENTS 

For Military Relief $ 7,611.05 

Home service 261.00 

Headquarters dues 395-50 

General Expense 6,541.83 

(Above item incHides transfers to Military 

Relief and ether funds) 

Cash on hand March 31st, 1919 8.863.34 

Total $23,672.72 

Then the report from date of organization to March 31st, 1919. 
RECEIPTS 

Membership first Drive $ 1,643.00 

Other sources 801.00 

Second Drive 2,613.00 

Other sources since Feb. 21st, 

1918 410.00 $ 5,467.00 

Civilian or Home Service Relief 500.00 

Surgical Dressings Special 75'00 

Donations previous to Feb. 21st 1,090.76 

Since that date 1,787.32 

25%i First Drive 2,000.56 

25% Second Drive 3.661.97 

Military Relief 12,333.07 20,873.68 

Total $26,915.68 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Military Relief $ 9,623.5 1 

Home service 261.00 

General Expense 6,741.83 

Headquarters dues 1,426.00 

Cash on hand March 31st, 1919 8,863.34 

Total $26,915.68 

There is due Headquarters for Membership dues, 
$1,313.00. 




Chairman W. J. Annon of the War Savings Stamp 
committee made his final report for the year late 
in January. It was impossible to make a complete 
list of all who had invested in these little securities 
as many had done so without giving their names 
to the committees, many had purchased them out- 
side of Anoka County and some, very unfortunately, 
felt their interest in Uncle Sam's welfare cooling 
to such an extent that they actually cashed in their 
stamps at the local postoffice. While these last 
people were within their rights in doing this, they 
were certainly far from patriotic in their behavior 
as they merely put the government to more expense 
in the matter and did not retain their investment 
long enough to be of any service to the govern- 
ment. Some even disposed of their stamps and de- 
posited the money in the banks for no apparent 
reason at all. 

In the report from Mr. 
Annon given below Col- 
umbia Heights is not in- 
cluded as a great many 
people there purchased 
their stam.ps in Minnea- 
polis. However, it may be ^^^^^^u|v |g|r 1 
taken for granted that that ^^^^^■■1 * "*" 
village did fully as well 
as the rest of the county. 

Anoka County (exclus- 
ive of Columbia Heights). 
War Savings for year 1918, 
figured in maturity value. 

Allotment by W. S. 
State Committee on popu- 
lation 10,354; $20 per cap- 
ita, $207,080. 

Actual cash sales in 
banks of this county, 
$6,880.88; actual cash sales -^ j annoN 

in postoffices, $156,608.49; ' "' 

total, $163,489.37. Add for maturity value 16 per 
cent, $26,158.30; total sales, $189,647.67. 

Anoka County pledges redeemed at postoflices 
and banks outside the county: 

Elk River $ 1,350.00 

Forest Lake 4,570.00 

Hugo 5,685.00 

New Brighton 400.00 

Stacy 1,325.00 

White Bear 100.00 

Wyoming 4.015.00 

Total ; $17,445.00 

Grand Total Sales $207,092.67 

Total pledges made Unredeemed 

in Anoka County Dec. 31 

City of Anoka .f 56,500.00 $ 914.75 

On 4 Anoka Rtes 48,975.00 835.00 

Bethel P. O. 6,500.00 520.00 

Cedar P. O. 14,000.00 1,800.00 

Constance P. O. 10,000.00 390.00 

Elk River P. O. 1,625.00 275.00 

Forest Lake P. O. 6,700.00 2,030.00 

Fridley P. O. 6,400.00 440.00 

Hugo P. O. 10,000.00 3,115.00 

New Brighton P. O. 1,600.00 900.00 

Stacy P.O. 2,800.00 1,175.00 

St. Francis P. O. 7,200.00 230.00 

Wyoming P. O. 7,600.00 1,665.00 

White Bear P. O. 100.00 

Total $180,000.00 $14,289.75 

January 28th the annual dinner of the Commercial 
Club was made a gala event in honor of members 
who had returned from cantonments and overseas. 
A silent tribute was given to Lieutenant Cutter and 
the other Anoka County men who had given their 
lives for their country and Lieutenant-Colonel A. F. 
Pratt told of his experiences since leaving Anoka in 
August of 1917. 



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113 



Friday evening, January 31st, a welcome dance 
was given the returned soldiers at the Armory. 

In February Anoka relatives of men who still re- 
mained in Europe either waiting to return to America 
or as members of the army of occupation, received 
numerous letters telling of the battle experiences 
of these men and their comrades. Before this time 
the strict censorship had not been sufficiently relaxed 
to permit much of this. 

This is a sample of the cheerful and interesting 
missives which were being received bj^ relatives: 

Hiemershiem, Germanv, 
December 18th, 1918. 

As you know and maj'be expected a letter from 
us both some time ago but we were so busy traveling 
on Dad's Letter Day so we could not write but I 
will try to do the best I can now. 

Since I left the United States, a year or more ago, 
I've been in Halifax, N. S., England, France, Bel- 
gium, Province of Luxemburg, and now we are lo- 
cated near the Rhine river, Germany, so I can say 
I have seen auite a bit of Europe. I sure would like 
to take a trip through the Scandinavian countries 
also. 

During the time we were on the Lorraine front for 
a while and then we were rushed to the Champagne 
front for that awful battle of July 14th. At 12 
o'clock, midnight of the 13th, it broke loose and it 
was just one continual rumble for about 24 hours 
and we won there as we did at Chateau Thierry, 
which was the next place we were shoved into, 
which was awful as it was so hot and the dead 
and decaying horses and men smelt something fierce. 
From there we went to the St. Alihiel front but it 
was easier there as there was not quite as much 
resistance as at the other places, but we were kept 
busy anyway. From there we went to the Argonne, 
the strongest of German strongholds which we also 
chased them out of in short order and from there 
to the Verdun front where we also had a battle 
royal. I only wish you could have heard the bom- 
bardment — it was fierce. After we had started to 
advance we could see the damage our shelling had 
done — in some places there was not over a few feet 
of earth that was not torn up; it was just like a 
plowed field, so you can imagine the sights and 
also the chances a man had in such a place. The 
last bombardment opened up right after midnight 
on October 31st, Milroy's birthday; it will sure be 
remenabered. From there we drove them beyond 
the Meuse river. We sure felt good when we started 
firing over the Meuse into the Sedan as that's the 
place France fought so hard for in 1770. From there 
we continued our march and are now near the Rhine 
and I am glad for one that we don't have to duck 
shells and look out for gas an}' more as it sure was 
a strain on a man's nerves. When I get home T 
can tell you more about it as tliere is an awful lot 
to tell yet. 

Alilroy and T are both feeling fine now and get- 
ting fat again as we are being well fed and the oeople 
have treated us fine. T don't know how I talk any 
more; for a while T tried to talk French and now 
it's German which is easier tlian French was to me. 

I will have to close for this time and write more 
later. 

Greet everA'one I know. 

Your son. 

Elon Tollin. 

In the operation of the selective service there were 
not a great many who set up their being aliens as 
grounds for exemption from military service. There 
were some of course and the names of these may 
be^ found immediately following the four shameful 
affidavits recorded below. 

However, there were four persons in Anoka County 
who had declared their intention to become citizens 



of the United States and who voluntarily gave up 
the right of ever becoming citizens in order to avoid 
military service. •'-' ■ 

That this action upon the part of these persons 
may be a matter of permanent record in Anoka 
County, copies of the sworn statements which they 
signed follow: 

State of Minnesota, 
County of Anoka. SS. 

I, Carl Johan Robert Johnson, do solemnly swear 
that I reside at New Brighton, R. F. D. 1; that I 
am registered with the local board for .A^noka 
County, IMinnesota; that my order number is 887, 
and serial number is 325: and that I am a citizen or 
subject of Sweden which is neutral in the present 
war. I further swear that on the 17th day of Feb- 
ruary, 1915. I declared my intention to become a 
citizen of the United States in the District Court 
of Anoka County, at Anoka, ^Minnesota, under the 
name of Carl Johan Robert Johnson; that I hereby 
withdraw my intention to become a citizen of the 
United States, which withdrawal I understand shall 
operate and be held to cancel my declaration of in- 
tention to become a citizen of the United States in 
accordance with the act of congress approved July 
9th, 1918; that I herewith surrender my duplicate 
copy of my intention to become a citizen of the 
United States, serial number 74. 

Carl Johan Robert Johnson. 

Subscribed and sworn to before a Notary of Hen- 
nepin County. 

State of Illinois. 
County of Cook, SS. 

I, Carl Oscar Albert Johnson, do solemly swear 
that I reside at 3605 jMonticello Avenue, Chicago, 
Illinois; that I am registered with the local draft 
board for Anoka County. jMinnesota; that my order 
number is 828; and serial number is 339: and that I 
am a citizen or subject of Sweden which is neutral 
in the present war. I further swear that on the 19th 
day of February, 1912, I declared my intention to 
become a citizen of the United States in the District 
Court of Anoka County at Anoka, Minnesota, under 
the name of Karl Osker Albert Johnson: that I 
hereb.v withdraw my intention to become a citizen 
of the United States, which withdrawal I understand 
shall operate and be held to cancel my declaration 
to become a citizen of the United States and shall 
forever debar me from becoming a citizen of the 
United States in accordance with the act of congress 
approved July 9th, 1918; that I herewith surrender 
my original duplicate copy of my declaration of in- 
tention to become a citizen of the United States, 
serial number 35. 

Carl Oscar Albert Johnson. 

Subscribed and sworn to before a Notary of Cook 
CoinitA^ Illinois on vSeptember 9th, 1918. 

Province of Manitol^a, 
City of Winnipeg, SS. 

I, Max Moiniier, do solemnly swear that T reside 
at Giroux, Manitoba, Canada; that I am registered 
with the local board for Anoka County. Minnesota, 
that my order number is 928, and serial number is 
12; and that I am a citizen or subject of Switzer- 
land which is neutral in the present war. I further 
swear that on the 6th c\a.y of April, 1916, I declared 
my intention to become a citizen of the United 
States in the District Court of Hennepin County, 
at ^Minneapolis, Minnesota, under the name of Marcel 
Mounier; that I hereby withdraw my intention to 
become a citizen of the United States, which with- 
drawal I understand shall operate and be held to 
cancel mv declaration of intention to become a citi- 
zen of the United vStatcs and shall forever debar 
me from becoming a citizen of the ITnited .States 
in accordance with the act of congress approved 



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WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



July 9th, 1918; that I herewith surrender my original 
duplicate copy of intention to become a citizen of the 
United States. 

Max M'ounier. 
Subscribed and sworn to before the United States 
Consul General at Winnipeg, August 30th, 1918. 

State of Minnesota, 
County of Hennepin, SS. 

I, Carl Oskar Bjorkman, do solemnly swear that I 
reside at New Brighton, Minnesota; that I am regis- 
tered with the local draft board for Anoka County, 
Minnesota; that my order number is 638, and serial 
number is 346; and that I am a citizen or subject of 
Sweden which is neutral in the present war. I fur- 
ther swear that on the 5th day of December, 1914, 
I declared my intention to become a citizen of the 
United States in the District Court of Anoka County 



at Anoka, Minnesota, under the name of Carl Oskar 
Bjorkman; that I hereby withdraw my intention to 
become a citizen of the United States, which with- 
drawal I understand shall operate and be held to 
cancel my declaration of intention to become a citi- 
zen of the United States in accordance with the act 
zen of the United States and shall forever debar me 
from becoming a citizen of the United States in 
accordance with the act of congress approved July 
9th, 1918, that I herewith surrender my original dupli- 
cate copy of my declaration of intention to become a 
citizen of the United States, serial number 69. 

Carl Oskar Bjorkman. 
Subscribed and sworn to before a Notary of Hen- 
nepin County on September 16th, 1918. 

All four of the above persons were unmarried and 
had been passed as physically fit for military service. 



REGISTRATION JUNE sth, 1917 
ALIENS WHO CLAIMED EXEMPTION BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT CITIZENS OR FOR OTHER REASONS 



Order No. 


Serial No. 


3 


8S4 


8 


337 


20 


107 


41 


1031 


S3 


606 


61 


602 


6S 


721 


92 


1 1 14 


117 


I0S4 


123 


623 


134 


3S3 


168 


199 


170 


773 


231 


657 


262 


23 


292 


1121 


309 


989 


324 


1051 


329 


1 163 


332 


1050 


333 


1008 


376 


619 


378 


344 


389 


262 


411 


iios 


442 


617 


472 


iirtS 


486 


986 


546 


3S4 


S87 


942 


632 


1029 


638 


346 


692 


S98 


696 


941 


710 


845 


72s 


62s 


729 


1009 


779 


1030 


817 


999 


823 


313 


828 


339 


830 


318 


858 


317 


87s 


loos 


880 


II2S 


887 


325 


889 


1093 


928 


12 


928 


16 


979 


197 


990 


644 


991 


683 


1004 


340 


1042 


599 


1088 


201 


1093 


1019 


1094 


1140 


1105 


227 


II13 


1 128 


1118 


370 


1125 


621 


1 169 


196 


42 


88 


51 


2 


90 


21 



Name 
Sydney John Fawcett 
Michael Hodak 
Harry Manolis 
John Zeher 
Erik Gideon Johnson 
Ray Alecsander Edwards 
George Harold Amazi 
Walter Tunsky 
Joseph Rapoc 
Louis Heniksman 
Frank Meister 
Stavros Chreihepis 
Algut Pearson 
Carl Hugo Esche 
Fernando Valdez 
Frank Kalarowski 
Joseph Buganski 
Max Casper 
Paul Welgass 
Robert Richard Renker 
Andrew Joseph Fezzek 
Mike Lokas 
Nels Berg 

Johannes E. Haakein 
John Hankus 
Carl Alfred Nelson 
John Christian Johnson 
John Krons 
Anton Meister 
David Lilja 
Charles Malrik 
Carl Bjorkman 
John Oswald 
Anton Norin 
Arthur Haigh 
Louis Buzilla 
Joseph Jencopale 
Andrew Malarek 
Nels Oscar Malm 
Carl Oscar Johnson 
Carl Oscar Albert Johnson 
Lars Gustaf Edfest 
Ernest Spindler 
Ingebriet Oie 
John Behum 

Carl John Robert Johnson 
Nykota Myvoniw 
Max Mounier 
Joseph Celuh 
Peter Lindstrom 
John Adolph Jacobson 
John Alfred Rollin 
Gustaf Ernest Sander 
Christoffer Anderson 
Andrew Clirechepis 
Steve Maro 
Thorwale Olson 
Nick Callas 
William Carl Henke 
Gustaf Adolph Dahl 
Franze Mnech 
William Meronick 
Gust Erickson 
Andrew Henry Pawlik 
Gustaf Albin Johnson 



Address Nationality 

Anoka, Minn., Rt. No. t Canadian 

Anoka, Minn., Rt. No. 3 Austrian 

Anoka, Minn. Greek 

Minneapolis, Minn, care Pillsbury "A" Mills Austrian 

2519 2Sth Ave. So., Minneapolis, Minn. Swedish 

Fridley, Minn. Norwegian 

Constance, Minn. Austrian 

Fridley, Minn., Rt. No. i Polish 

209 14th Ave. N. E., Minneapolis, Minn. Austrian 

Fridley, Minn. Austrian 

Anoka, Minn., Rt. No. 4 German 

1048 California St., Minneapolis, Minn. Greek 

Stacy, Minn. Swedish 

Fridley, Minn. German 

216 loth St. So., Minneapolis, Minn. Mexican 

4203 6th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Russian 

4223 7th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

4528 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights, Minn. Not given 

Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

4016 Madison St., Columbia Heights, Minn. German 

42 Central Ave., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

Kalispell, Montana, care W. M. McCutcheon Austrian 

Anoka, Minn., Rt. No. 3 Swedish 

Bethel, Minn. Norwegian 

4213 Jackson St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Greek 

Onamia, Minn. Swedish 

1897 East 59th St., Cleveland, Ohio Swedish 

4408 6th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Swedish 

Anoka, Minn. German 

Bethel, Minn. Swedish 

4104 2nd St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

New Brighton. Minn. ' Swedish 

Fridley, Minn. Austrian 

Wheaton, Minn., care Johnson & Carlson Swedish 

Anoka. Minn. English 

Fridley, Minn. Austrian 

42 Central Ave., Columbia Heights, Minn. Hungarian 

410 2nd St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Hungarian 

4031 sth St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Swedish 

2311 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minn. Swedish 

Anoka, Minn., Rt. No. 4 Swedish 

St. Peter, Minn. Swedish 

Cedar, Minn German 

4119 Monroe St., Columbia Heights Norwegian 

929 43rd Ave., Columbia Heights, Minn. Hungarian 

New Brighton, Minn., Rt. No. i ' Swedish 

615 40th Ave. N. E., Columbia Heights, Minn Austrian 

Giroux, Manitoba, Canada Swiss 

Anoka, Minn. Austrian 

Anoka, Minn. Swedish 

Fridley, Minn. Swedish 

Constance. Minn. Swedish 

Fridley. Minn., Rt. No. i Swedish 

2225 University Ave., St. Paul, Minn. Swedish 

1048 California St., Minneapolis, Minn. Greek 

3940 Lookout Place, Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

915 Gould Ave., Columbia Heights. Minn. Norwegian 

Monessen, Pa., P. O. Box 103 Greek 

2nd St. N. E., Columbia Heights, Minn. (?) In service 

Fridley, Minn., Rt. No. i Swedish 

Fridley, Minn. Russian 

615 40th Ave., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

4103 Quincy St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Swedish 

4035 Monroe St., N. E., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

Cedar, Minn. Swedish 



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REGISTRATION OF SEPTEMBER 12th, 1918 
ALIENS WHO CLAIMED EXEMPTION BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT CITIZENS OR FOR OTHER REASONS 



A-39 1098 Frank Tuchrer 

A-49 33 Louis L. Tubias 

A-ioi 1633 George Givizdo 

A-149 481 John Efferman Ellis 

A-214 714 Olie Lund 

A-358 SOI 2 John Zgodava 

A-383 1008 Isaidor Smoka 

A-404 455 John Alfred M. Lilja 

A-461 1028 August W. H. Kook 

A-504 383 Emil Charles Benditzki 

A-543 1079 Martin Mike Lach 

A-596 380 George Johnson 

A-607 1096 Pete Colby 

A-608 382 Henry Benditzki 

A-635 1083 John Koss 

A-724 1088 Charles Lakotoc 

A-758 1482 Victor Johnson 

A-775 1 09 1 Joe Detz 

A-876 1093 Joseph Pesota 

A-946 1005 John Pribulo 

A- 1 006 1087 Mike Kohuth 

A-1020 1070 Frank Meskowiecs 

A-I076 1099 John Borna 

A-II04 1004 Paul Wasik 

A-1207 1089 Frank Szucs 

A- 1 265 1029 Frank Pesoti 

A-1291 1 08 1 Andrew Burela 

A-1296 1223 Paul Albert Langner 

A-1424 1 07 1 John Csorordy 

A-1469 1084 Mike Vrazick 

A-1S26 1094 Andrew Masko 

A-1539 1015 Lawrec Swiazdon 

A-1S63 1092 John Slencik 

A-1634 1289 Alf. Andrew Amenrud 

A- 1 638 1080 Joseph Scotka 



4309 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

I0I5 Fremont Ave. N., Minneapolis, Minn. Russian 

4328 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

104 E. Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. Greek 

White Bear, Minn. Norwegian 

4218 Washington St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

3705 2% St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Polish 

Bethel, Minn. Swedish 

411 40th Ave., Columbia Heights, Minn. German 

Bethel, Minn, Rt. No. i German 

4220 Jefferson St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

Bethel, Minn., Rt. No. i Swedish 

4008 7th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

Bethel, Minn., Rt. No. i German 

3860 2% St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

939 43rd Ave., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

Anoka, Minn., Rt. No. 2 Swedish 

391 1 Lookout Place, Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

4224 Jefferson St. N. E., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

1000 43rd Ave., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

4428 Quincy St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

3709 2% St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

4108 Quincy St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

41 12 7th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

4104 Quincy St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Hungarian 

4224 Jefferson St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

4815 University Ave., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

Fridley, Minn. German 

230 40th Ave., Columbia Heights, Minn. Hungarian 

441S zVz St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

4321 Washington St., Columbia Heights, Jilinn. Austrian 

4328 7th St. N. E., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

4410 Quincy St. N. E., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 

Constance, Minn. Norwegian 

4703 6th St., Columbia Heights, Minn. Austrian 



Picking up the story of the work of the Sammie 
Backers at the opening of the fall term of school, 
their activities may be thus summarized and com- 
pleted with the roster of student membership which 
follows: 

October 15th, 1918, the "Sammie Backers" re-organ- 
ized. As before, an executive committee was ap- 
pointed, which was composed of two seniors, Eunice 
Bailey, Harry Stewart; two juniors, Eleanor Piper, 
Paul Giddings; two sophomores, Jean Barrett, Wal- 
lace Larson; two freshmen, Helen Caine, Arthur Gid- 
dings. This committee selected Wallace Larson 
president, Eleanor Piper secretary, Helen Caine 
Treasurer. 

October 3rd a postal card shower was given the 

125th F. A., which had just reached France. Shortly 

*after postal card showers were given Myron Faber, 

Irwin Levens and George McArdle, to cheer them 

through hospital days. 

November 20th fifty boxes of Thanksgiving goodies 
were mailed to the boys in the United States camps. 
At the same time Christmas letters were written 
and mailed to the boys in France. 

December 10th Christmas letters were written 
and mailed to the boys in the United States training 
camps. The total number of Christmas letters mailed 
to the boys of the Anoka High School "over there" 
and "over here," which included those mailed Novem- 



ber 20th and December 10th, was two hundred and 
fifty. 

The Seniors chose for their especial war activity 
the publication of an eight-page paper. "Senior 
Shrapnel," for the boys in the service. Two issues 
were published the first 
semester and one the sec- 
ond. The members of the 
staff were Alia Humph- 
rey, editor-in-chief; Gladys 
Turnquist, assistant edi- 
tor; Helen Goodrich, busi- 
ness manager: Edith 
Brockway and Irene Bour- 
geois, camp reporters; 
Grace Ridge and Vera 
Miller, overseas reporters; 
Lillian Rydell and Ruth 
O'Connor, High School re- 
porters. This staff and the 
"Sammie Backers" com- 
mittee were associated in 
keeping an up to date 
record of the boys' ad- 
dresses. 

January 7th, 1919, a copj- 
of the addresses of all 
the boys in Europe was 
sent to each of the boys over there. 

February 5th, 1919, Valentines and appropriate let- 
ters and cards were sent to the boys across the 
seas. 




WALL.VCl-: LARSON 



116 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



Membership roster 
Backers: 

Abrahamson, Bernice 
Abrahamson, Eleanor 
Adams, Marvin 
Adams, Warren 
Addington, Jean 
Akin, Louise 
Akin, Majorie 
Allison, Clyde 
Anderson, Alice 
Anderson, Edith 
Anderson, Ruby 
Armstrong, Bessie 
Arnold, Anna 
Arnold, Blanche 
Arnold, Grace 
Barstow, Anne 
Barstow, Isaac 
Barstow, Julia 
Bell, Vivian 
Bellows, Mildred 
Benson, Doris 
Benson, Esther 
Bittner, Emmanuel 
Bittner, Leo 
Bittner, Raymond 
Blanchard, Ora 
Blanchard, Priscilla 
Blanchard, Rosabell 
Blesi, Florence 
Blesi, Helen ; 

Blewett, John 
Bond, Dorothy 
Boobar, Frank 
Boobar, Mildred 
Bourgeois, Irene 
Bowers, Fred 
Bredfelt, Edna 
Brockway, Edith 
Brora, Benjamin 
Brora, Henry 
Brom, William 
Brown, James 
Bryan, Ruth 
Burgdorf, Ralph 
Burnett, Winifred 
Babcock, Mahlon 
Babcock, Ronald 
Bailey, Eunice 
Baker, Myrtle 
Banwart, Louie 
Barrett, Jean 
Barlow, Mary Jane 
Caine, Helen 
Cameron, Loraine 
Campbell, Kenneth 
Campbell, Mildred 
Card, Bernice 
Carlson, Bonnie 
Carlson, Clifford 
Carlson, Harriet 
Carlson, Laurance 
Casey, Frances 
Cassel, Anne 
Caswell, Dwight 
Caswell, Elizabeth 
Caswell, Leigh 
Chappell, Dorothy 
Chapin, Abbie 
Christenson, Julia 
Clark, Doris 
Clarke, Harold 
Colburn Graydon 
Colburn, Pearl 
Conroy, Margaret 
Cook, Leona 
Cramer, Rita 
Crandall, Ada 
Crawford, Boyd 
Crawford, Vivian 
Cronkhite, Henry 
Daly, Mary 
Daly, Winifred 
Dahlgren, Marlowe 
Dahlheimer. Bernadette 
Dallman, Arthur 
Dallman, Gladys 
DePue, Kate 
DePue, Karl 



of the A. H. S. Sammie 



Dilks, Harriet 
Dilks, Rose 
Donnelly, Ellen 
Dvorak, Martha 
Douglass, Margaret 
Downs, Roy 
Drewett, Fred 
Dufner, Isabella 
Dunning, Lois 
Edgarton, Faith 
Eggen, Grant 
Ehlen, Mercedes 
Emery, Ella 
Emery, Marion 
Emery, Ruth 
Emmans, Leroy 
Emmans, Lillian 
Erickson, Cecile 
Erickson, Clyde 
Erickson, Fern 
Erickson, Florence 
Erickson, Genevieve 
Erickson, Gordon 
Erickson, Leonard 
Erickson, Milton 
Ersin, Dorothy 
Faherty, Eugene 
Faherty, Lucy 
Farrier, Lawrence 
h'erguson, Idella 
Ferguson, Marie 
Field, Kenneth 
Frank, Erwin 
Eraser, Jessie 
Fraas, Una 
French, Mary 
Frederick, Malinda 
Fulton, Phillip 
Gay, Anna 
Gay, Mabel 
Giddings, Arthur 
Giddings, Imogene 
Giddings. Paul 
Gillis, Margaret 
Goodrich, Helen 
Gorham, Anna 
Gorhara, Margaret 
Gow, Marjorie 
Goss, Mabel 
Graham, Barbara 
Graham, Percy 
Green, Harold 
Green, Irene 
Green, Ida 
Green, Lawrence 
Green, Maurice 
Greeninger, Joseph 
Griffin, Helen 
Groat, Irma 
Gurabrill, Vivian 
Gustafson, Ernest 
Haberle, Elizabeth 
Hamm, Helen 
Harmon, Everett 
Harmon, Lena 
Harrington. Horace 
Hawkins. Ethel 
Heider, Theresa 
Hennicke, Louis 
Henry, Byron 
Henry, Lois 
Hilliard, Catherine 
Hinkley, Kenneth 
Hinkley, Louise 
Holden. Arthur 
Holmes, Eva 
Howell, Helen 
Hoyt, Gertrude 
Hoyt, Ruth 
Huebner, liarry 
Humphrey, Alia 
Humphrey, Karl 
Hunt, Clifford 
Jackson. Marion 
Jedlika, Beulah 
Jedlika, Rose 
Jesperson, Agnes 
Johnson, Charlotte 
Johnson, Eugene 



Johnson, Fridolph 
Johnson, Harry 
Johnson, Mabell 
Johnson, Mildred 
Johnston, Frederick 
Joslin, Helen 
Joslin, Leslie 
Kannas, Gladys 
Karker, Florence 
Keenan, Florence 
Kienitz, Edward 
Kottke, Ruth 
Krainraer, Jennie 
Lagerson, Ida 
Lagerson, Leif 
Larson, Eleanor 
Larson, Margaret 
Larson, Wallace 
Lee, Ethel 
Lee, Evelyn 
Leger, Amos 
Leger, Priscilla 
Lehn, Florian 
Lessard, Laurence 
Levens, Loren 
Levens, Ruby 
Levens, Ruth 
Libby, Arthur 
Lindman. Albin 
Linton, Fay 
Linton, George 
Linton, Harry 
Linton, May 
Longfield, Elsie 
Lundeen, Hildur 
Luthi, Stella 
Lydick, Doris 
Lydick, Glen 
McFee, Vera 
McGaffey. Bernice 
McKee, Rose 
McLaughlin, Grace 
McLaughlin. Harold 
McLaughlin. Karl 
Marshall. Raymond 
Marx, Christine 
Masley, Alex 
Masley, Proxie 
Matson, Anna 
Matson, Marie 
Mead, Sidney 
Menzel. Richard 
Mero, George 
Merc, Mae 
Jliller, Lorenna 
Miller, Vera 
Moebs, Gladys 
Moore, Malcolm 
Morton, Irene 
Murphy, Harold 
jMurphy, Paul 
Nelson, Alva 
Nelson, Paul 
Nolle, Henrietta 
Norell, Anna 
O'Connor, Catherine 
O'Connor, Gordon 
O'Connor, Robert 
O'Connor, Ruth 
Olson, Robert 
Olson, William 
Owen, Beatrice 
Parris, Louise 
Pearson, Elmer 
Peterson, Alberta 
Peterson, Albie 
Peterson, Bertha 
Peterson, Caleb 
Peterson, Edith 
Peterson, Elsie 
Peterson, Esther 
Peterson, Florence 
Peterson, Florence 
Peterson, Irma 
Peterson, Melvin 
Peterson, Mildred 
Peterson, Sigrid 
Peterson, Vera 
Piper, Eleanor 
Pitman, Marion 
Porter, Edna 
Powell, Borden 
Pratt, Almeda 
Pratt, Gladys 



Pratt, Jessie 
Pratt, Vivian 
Preston, Clifford 
Pribble, Glenn 
Pribble, Gordon 
Purmort, Dorothy 
Purmort, Lucy May 
Quackenbush, Frank 
Ranney, Corva 
Reimann, Emma 
Ridge, Alice 
Ridge, Grace 
Ridge, Mary 
Rither, Helen 
Roach, Vivian 
Roberts, Amy 
Roberts, Clyde 
Rogers, Irene 
Ruft'corn, Bessie 
Ruffcorn, Iva 
Russell, Aubrey 
Ryan, Helen 
Rydell, Amy 
Rydell, Lillian 
Sanderson, Cora 
Sandstrom. Mabel 
Sebaugh, Evelyn 
Sedinger, Edward 
Seymour, Flelen 
Seymour, Myrtle 
Schaefer, Adeline 
Schwab, Mary 
Sherman, Burt 
Smith, Bernice 
Smith, Dorothy 
Smith, George 
Smith, Hazel 
Sours, Hazel 
Sours, Myrtle 
Spencer, Guy 
Steft'enson, Leonard 
Steffenson, Lenora 
Steffenson, Rudolph 
Stewart, Harry 
Stowe, Evelyn 
Sundeen, Sarah 
Swanson, Dorothy 
Swanson, Ethel 
Swanson, Glenna 
Talbot, Lucy 
Talbut, Stella 
Taplin, Marie 
Thomson, Clara 
Thompson, Gertrude 
Thompson, Gladys 
Tighe, Tames 
Tighe, Mildred 
Titterud, Mabel 
Tollin, Carl 
ToUin, Melvyne 
Trombley, Ethel 
Trombley, Norine 
Trombley, Robert 
Turnquist, Gladys 
Turnquist, Mildred 
Vandecar, Charles 
Veidt, Carl 
Veidt, Helen 
Vevea, Grace 
Violet, Martha 
Violet, Stella 
Walenta, Irene 
Walenta, Rex 
Walker, Irene 
Walton, Margaret 
Ward, Flannah 
Ward, Marcellus 
Wayne. Howard 
Wfehlitz, Hubert 
Wethern, Paul 
Wethern, Rachel 
White, Blanche 
White, Mary 
Wiberg. Lillian 
^^'ickstrom, Evelyn 
Wilkins, Ruth 
Williams, Margaret 
Wolle. Letha 
Woodmansee, Irma 
Woodmansee, Helen 
Youngquist, Alice 
Youngquist, Ellen 
Zimmerman, Anna 
Zopfi, Mabel 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUXTY 



117 



During the time of its activity the Surgical Dress- 
ings Station at Anoka did a tremendous amount of 
work and did it well. 

These women devoted their time to this sort of 
war work: 



Avery, Mrs. E. W. 
Anderson, Ruby 
Anderson, Miss Frances 
Archambault, Mrs. 
Abbett, Miss Ruth 
Akin, Miss Marjory 
Akin, Miss Louise 
Appleman, Mrs. 
Blanchard, IMiss Ora 
Blanchard, Mrs. \V. A. 
Bullard, Miss Annie May 
Bourgoise, Miss Irene 
Barlow, Miss Mary Jane 
Bradley, Mrs. 
Barrett, Mrs. Harriet 
Barnes, Mrs. 
Bell, Miss Vivian 
Benton, Miss Madge 
Bartholomew, Miss 
Bellows, Miss Mildred 
Burnett, Mrs. Maud 
Burnett, Miss Winnefred 
Babcock, iVIrs. 
Bond, Mrs. Scipio 
Barrett, Miss Jean 
Bean, Miss Louise 
Beckum, Mrs. O. A. 
Buzzell, Mrs. 
Bellows, Mrs. 
Barrett, Mrs. 
Bond, Miss Dorothy 
Barbour, Mrs. T. VV. 
Briere, Mrs. A. 
Cundy, Miss Irene 
Case, Mrs. H. 
Casey, Frances 
Cogley, Elizabeth 
Cogley, Miss Lucy 
Caine, Miss Helen 
Cutter, Mrs. Leeds 
Coleman, Miss Gertrude 
Chamberlain, Miss Kate 
Cronkhite, Miss Doris 
Croswell, Mrs. Roy 
Carlson, Miss Harriet 
Chase, Mrs. R. G. 
Chase, Mrs. R. P. 
Caswell, Mrs. I. A. 
Coleman, Miss Mary 
Case, Mrs. William 
Caine, Mrs. 
Cronin, Miss 
Chapin, Miss Abbic 
Coleman, Mrs. John 
Coleman, Mrs. Ed 
Campbell, Mrs. Sarah 
Chappel, Miss Dorothy 
Carlson, Mrs. H. H. 
Card, Mrs. George 
Donnelly, Miss Ellen 
Donnelly, Miss Irma 
DeLong, Mrs. 
Dunn, Miss Loretta 
Erlander, Mrs. J. C. 
Evans, Mrs. Matt 
Eldridge, Mrs. George 
Edgarton, Miss Faith 
Ersin, Miss Dorothy 
Erickson, Miss Genevive 
Foster, Miss Inez 
Foster, Miss G. 
Field, Miss Dorothy 
Frauman, Mrs. George 
Field, Miss Margaret 
Foxwel!, Miss Ella 
Fournier, Miss Emma 
Ferguson, Ardella 
Faherty, Miss Lucy 
Fagundus, Mrs. 
Giddings, Mrs. Unis 
Graham, Miss Alice 
Gillespie, Miss Margaret 
Gow, Miss Marjory 
Giddings, Miss Imogcne 
Gorman, Anna 
Gallup, Miss Katherine 
Green, Miss Clarissa 
Gow, Miss Bertha 
Gillis, Mrs. Frank 
Graham, Miss Barbara 
Green. Miss Irene 
Goodrich, Miss Helen 
Goodrich, Miss Alice 
(jOss, Mrs. Georgia 



Green, Mrs. George 
Greenwald, Mrs. L. T. 
Giddings, Mrs. A. E. 
Gillis, Margaret 
Green, Irene 
Giddings, Mary F. 
Hilliard, Miss Florence 
Hanson, Christine 
Haller, Mrs. 
Hastings, Mrs. 
Hildebrand, Mrs. 
Hagaman, Mrs. G. K. 
Hollis, Mrs. Dora 
Henning, Miss Anna 
Holmes, Eva 
Huntoon, Miss 
Henning, Mrs. 
Hart, Miss Una 
Hognason. Miss 
Henning, Miss Marie 
Hawkins, Miss Ethel 
Henning, Miss Alta 
Henning, Anna 
Johnson, Mrs. J. C. 
Joslyn, Mrs. Clyde 
Jedlika, Miss Rose 
Jackson, Miss Marion 
Jesperson, Agnes 
Johnson, Eva 
Johnson, Esther 
Kranhold, Mrs. A. A. 
Kellner, Mrs. 
Karker, Miss Florence 
Krause, Mrs. Sarah 
Lee, Mrs. Henry 
Lawson, Mrs. E. V. 
LaPlant, Mrs. W. H. 
LaPham, Miss Nellie 
LaPham, Mrs. Fred 
Lockren, Miss Dora 
Leighton, Mrs. 
Lenfest, Miss Beulah 
Lindsey, Miss Helen 
Larrawa, Miss 
Leister, Merlys 
Leger, Miss Pricilla 
Lang, Miss 
Lydick, Miss Doris 
Mero, May 
Mortenson, Brynhilda 
McGlauflin, Mrs. E. 
Miller, Mrs. 
Miller, Audrey 
Moberg, Miss A. 
McGaffey. Miss Bernice 
Morten, Irene 
McLean, Miss Cleo 
Murphy. Miss Eugene 
Middle'ton, Ida 
McFeters, Miss 
McLeod, Mrs. Dora 
Norberg, Miss Mary 
Norrell, Miss Anna 
Nolle, Miss Henrietta 
Nelson, Alva 
O'Brien, Miss Mary 
O'Connor, Mrs. 
O'Connor, Miss L. 
Parker, Mrs. S. A. 
Pomeroy. Mrs. Milo 
Pepin, Miss Gladys 
Pratt, Miss Almeda 
Peterson, Miss Vera 
Pierce, Miss Bertha 
Pribble, Mrs. Turner 
Peterson, Miss Rugna 
Peterson, Mrs. A. B. 
Piper, Miss Eleanor 
Piper, Mrs. Carrie 
Pratt, Vivian 
Pratt, Miss Gladys 
Powell, Miss Edna 
Powell, Marion 
Price, Mrs. 
Pribble, Miss Evelyn 
Palmer, Miss Charlotte 
Purmort, Miss Dorntliy 
Rhodes, Miss 
Ridge, Grace 
Raze, Jane 
Reid, Mrs. Rulh 
Root, Miss 
Rogers, Irene 
Sours, Miss Hazel 
Smith, Mrs. Frances 



Sellers, Mrs. J. C. W". 
Shepherd, Mrs. 
Sherman, Mrs. Harry 
.Strom, Miss Christine 
Sheley, Mrs. Ross 
Sorenson, j\Iiss Alice 
Schwartzman, Miss L. 
Snow, Mrs. 

Stevens, Mrs. Augusta 
Slater, Mrs. 
Sours, Miss Myrtle 
Starrett, Miss Alice 
Seabaugh, Miss E. 
Smith, Helen 
Stewart, Beatrice 
Sharpe, Miss 
Thurston, Mrs. Harlan 
Tighe, Mrs. H. S. 
Tartt, Mrs. H. C. 
Thurston, Airs. I red 



Turnquist, Gladys 
Turnquist, Mildred 
ToUin, Miss \"ivian 
Twombly. Miss Ethel 
V'an Vliet, Mrs. 
Veidt, Miss Helen 
Ward, Miss Hannah 
Ward, Mrs. James 
Wirz, Miss Eva 
Wilberg, Mrs. W. 
Wehlitz, Mrs. Lydia 
Wilcox, Mrs. Ella 
Watson, Mrs. 
Wuest, Miss Pauline 
Willis, Miss Ellen 
White, Blanche 
Wuest, Marv 
W'loodward. Mrs. P. E. 
Zimmerman, Dorothy 



To briefly summarize the work done by these 
people, in a little space, it will be remembered that 
the period covered was from February 1st to Nov- 
ember 9th. Classes were organized and taught by 
Mrs. Sarah Fagundus and Mrs. P. E. Woodward 
who received their instructions and credentials from 
the Minneapolis Chapter of the A. R. C. The num- 
ber in the classes was twenty-four. The graduates 
in Standard Surgical Dressings were: Mrs. J. C. W. 
Sellers, Mrs. G. K. Hagaman, Mrs. A. E. Giddings, 
Mrs. H. H. Carlson, Mrs. Harry Sherman, Mrs. L. J. 
Greenwald, Mrs. R. P. Chase, Mrs. W. A. Blanchard, 
Mrs. Lydia Wehlitz, Mrs. W. H. LaPlant. Mrs. G. J. 
Hastings, Mrs. G. W. Green, Mrs. Frank L. Salter, 
Mrs. W. F. Slater, Mrs. J. C. Johnson, Mrs. J. C. 
Erlander, Mrs. George Pearson, Mrs. Maud Burnett, 
Mrs. James Ward, Mrs. Oliver Snow, Mts. Roe 
Chase, Miss Wirz, Miss Edith Merrill, and Miss 
Amanda Moberg. 




Library Hall was used until the cjuarters became 
too small. The main floor of the Jordan Block 
was then used and outfitted by gifts from local 
merchants. Called from the city, Mrs. Fagundus 
resigned her position and Mrs. A. E. Giddings was 
appointed Superintendent of the station with Al'rs. 
P. E. Woodward Head Instructor and Mrs. L. J. 
Greenwald Work Room Supervisor, assisted by the 
supervisors whose pictures appear herewith. 

During the nine months of work, 16,480 dressings 
of all kinds were made, over half of which were 
the large pads and hand sewed bandages and dress- 
ings. 

Of the 226 workers enrolled, 43 earned the first 
cross representing 32 hours of work, 20 the second 
cross representing 72 hours of work, and 10 the 
service iDar representing 128 hours, these credits 
being exclusive of all other time given to other 
war work. 

This book would be by no means complete with- 
out special mention of the Junior Red Cross which 
was organized by the scliool teachers of the county 
imder the supervision of Miss Anna Brezler. 

The teachers of the city and rural schools were 



118 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



No. of 


Treasurer Mem'rs. 


Miss Maude Grant 


19 


Miss Edith Engberg 


230 


Hester Cornell 


476 


Lillian Henrikson 


12 


Clyde Meister 


20 


Mrs. V. R. Holmes 


25 


F. H. Koos 


782 


Miss Esther Clark 


36 


Miss Bernice Grundquist 


48 




12 


Francis Davis 


8 


Mrs. Maria Cutler 


II 


Malinda Frederick 


14 


Laura Born 


17 


Miss Gladys Ness 


67 


Mrs. M. Matheson 




Miss Susie Broadbent 


30 


Stephen Holiday 


26 


Theo. Houle 


20 



the organizers and, in most cases, a pupil was made 
treasurer. In so far as the information was ob- 
tainable, the following roster is correct. 

There were 2,816 members of the Junior Red 
Cross in the county. 

Dist. 

No. Organizer 

35 Ruth Stake 
St. Francis School, Frank L. 

Rairdon, Supt. 
65 Esther Hoarfven 

(Chairman School Aux.) 

22 Louise Purmort 
61 Gertrude Olson 

14 Alma Wiedenhoeft 
Anoka City Schools, Frank H. 

Koos, Supt. 

54 Ethel Lindstrom 

36 Lillian Bemis 
34 Irene Allison 
33 Gertrude Faulkner 

67 Mae Swanson 
38 Inga Lagersen 
24 Grace Dickenson 

41 Lilly Christensen 

68 Minnie Cassel 
51 Grace E. Winch 

27 Mrs. Hazel R. Bean 

55 Elizabeth Mee 

19 Lena Sommerfeld 
57 Ruth Lund 

43 Minnie King 

69 Florence Tracy 
8 Anna Petersen 

ID Dorothy Stack 

7 Marian Russell 

50 Geneva Swanson 

37 Beth Martin 
48 Pearl Wilson 

44 Lois Powell 

28 Edna Powell 
64 Ruby Wilson 

20 Elizabeth Beoglund 
53 Alma Skalbeck 

4 Nellie Aim 
30 Weston H. Lee 

23 Esther Doyle 

29 Estella Lane 
6 Emma Heinen 

26 Ethel F. Clark 

2 Alice Bryan 
32 Edith Patch 

42 Amy Dickenson 
1 1 Beatrice Hollis 
16 Anna Wilson 
47 Jessie Smith 

5 Burton A. Cable 
63 Milvyne Tollin 

56 Estella Lane 
40 Jane M. Raze 

21 Mayme _R. Johnson 
59 Elsa Heinen 

3 Mrs. Blanche Luchsinger 

15 Mrs. E. A. Hadley 



Edith Emmans 
Singna Emenrud 
Miss Minnie King 
Hollis Rodgers 
Leonard Swanson 
Mrs. Patchen 

Grace Tigue 
Emily Higgins 



Erma Wiedenhoeft 
Hannah Hansen 
Lillian Kohler 
Evelyn Olson 
Esther Anderson 
Edna Chader 
Marion Farrell 
Estella Lane 
Katherine Boyer 
Alice Swanson 
Alice Bryan 

Mrs. O. E. Olson 
Fern Erickson 
Anna Wilson 
Ina Johnson 

Myrtle Olson 
Helen Lundgren 
Vernal Day 
Harvey Peterson 
Tames LeVesseur 
Edwin Peterson 
Madge Dunn 



18 
18 
23 
7 
28 
35 
32 
23 
20 
28 



80 
23 
19 
19 
16 
25 
30 
18 
21 
33 
35 
141 
17 
10 
30 
18 
16 
16 
30 



Such splendid work was done by the twenty-eight 
rural auxiliaries of the Anoka County Chapter of 
the Red Cross and so many of the tireless workers 
were not actually members of the organization, that 
not only is place given here to the names of these 
auxiliaries, but rosters of the workers of each are 
appended: 

The names of Auxiliaries, Dates of Organization 
and Lists of Workers, Anoka Chapter, American 
Red Cross: 

Helping Hand Auxiliary, East Bethel and Lin- 
wood, organized June 20th, 1917: 
Chairman, Mrs. E. Eldridge 
Vice Chairman, Mrs. J. W. Martin 
Secretary, Miss Maude Grant 
Treasurer, Miss Flora Ruffcorn 



Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Miss 
Miss 
Miss 
Miss 
Miss 
Mrs. 



Douglas RufiFcorn 
F. King 
F. Brown 
Eldridge 
Flora Ruffcorn 
Bertha Hewson 
Minnie King 
Maud Grant 
Nellie Grant 
J. W. Martin 



WORKERS: 

Mrs. S. A. Carlisle 
Mrs. Geo. Ruffcorn 
Mrs. John Ruffcorn 
Mrs. F. Nugent 
Mrs. J. T. Broadbent 
Mrs. Julius Broadbent 
Mrs. Holden 
Mrs. Stillman Holden 
Mrs. Bredfeldt 
Mrs. U. S. Grant 



Mrs. 


L. A. Grant 


Miss 


Beth Martin 


Mrs. 


T. A. Grant 


Mrs. 


Carl Henderson 


Mrs. 


H. Baker 


Miss 


Ada Beckman 


Mrs. 


G. Beckman 


Miss 


Myrtle Baker 


Mrs. 


H. Bull 


Miss 


Amy King 


Miss 


Nellie Brown 


Mrs. 


Robert Richardson 


Mrs. 


Joe Sausen 


Miss 


Eunice Ruffcorn 


Mrs. 


T. C. Rvan 


Mrs. 


Leverenze 


Willie Grant 


Mrs. 


Beotcher 


Miss 


Mary Pfaffendorf 


Mrs. 


M. J. Moloney 


Mrs. 


Ilia Johnson 







Round Lake Auxiliary, Town of Grow, organized 
July 2nd, 1917. 

Chairman, Mrs. E. B. Sherman 

Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Nellie Lapham 



WORKERS : 

Hannah Stack 
Mrs. McGill 
Mrs. Leister 
Mrs. Martin 
Mrs. Westman 
Mrs. Styles 
Mrs. E. J. Foster 
Miss N. I. Lapham 
Mrs. Patton 
Leona Snow 
Mrs. A. A. Snow 
Edith Staples 
Jessie Frazer 
Anne Barstow 
Mary Daly 
Estelle Lapham 
Mrs. Miller 
Mrs. Ida Rogers 



Mrs. E. B. Sherman 
Mrs. Nora Daly 
Mrs. Fred Lapham 
Nellie Lapham 
Mrs. Alice Rogers 
Mrs. Geo. Atckison 
Mrs. Henry Faherty 
Mrs. Cramer 
Mrs. Schleichert 
Mrs. N. Barstow 
Mrs. R. M. Lapham 
Mrs. J. Reid 
Mrs. Patchen 
Mrs. Schmeltzer 
Mrs. Douglas 
Mrs. A. L. French 
Kathryn Stack 
Margaret Stack 
Dorothy Stack 

Bethel Auxiliary, Town of Bethel. Organized July 
13th, 1917. 

Chairman, Mrs. G. C. Lambert 
Secretary, Mrs. Lydia Bodine 
Treasurer, Mrs. Ella Luchsinger 



Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Miss 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Miss 
Mrs. 
Miss 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Miss 
Miss 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Miss 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 



T. Armstrong 
C. E. Abbott 
Anderson 
Swan Bergman 
John Bodine 
George Brier 
Tom Bristow 
Blanche Block 
George Barcelou 
Berglund 
A. A. Clowes 
James Cooper 
A. W. Grace 
Henry Cummings 
Carlson 
Tom Clarkson 
Hattie Clarkson 
J. C. Donahue 
Mary Donahue 
L. Dougherty 
W. O. Day 
Edna Day 
Eva Dawson 
Arthur Edelstein 
Eric Erickson 
Elizabeth Gracie 
William Gracie 
Graves 
Meta Graves 
George Gerdin 
Ed Grundy 
Charles Gustafson 
Charles Hughes 
Henry Hughes 
A. Haggbloom 
Joe Hughes 
William Hughes 
Henry Jones 
Fred Krona 



WORKERS: 
Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Irene 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Miss 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 

Mrs. 



Lambert 

Clifford Lindbloom 
Rudolph Ledin 
Weston Lee 
Ella Luchsinger 
Charles Ledin 
Jennie Mitchell 
John Nelson 
Martin Nelson 
Charles Nestor 
Steiner Nelson 
P. A. Olson 
E. G. Odell 
E. G. Odell 
Odell 
John Pratt 
Porter 

Howard Rideg 
Jesse Sanders 
Ed Sara 
John Sam 
George Sylvester 
V. P. Sylvester 
P. R. Stradin 
Elmer Starkey 
Amy Strom 
Schafer 
Pearl Stewart 
Pete Soderstrom 
James Turner 
Fred Veith 
Ulery 

Oscar Widmark 
Andrew Wallin 
J. F. Whitteker 
Archie Wyatt 
Nels Wicklander 
George Wyatt 
Walter Wyatt 



Fridley Auxiliary, Town of Fridley. Organized 
October 6th, 1917. 

Chairman, Mrs. William Dye 
Secretary, Miss Margaret Coleman 
Treasurer, Miss Minnie Pathey 



Mrs. James Casey 
Mrs. John Christensen 
Mrs. Eli Christenson 
Constance Christensen 
Helen Christensen 



WORKERS: 

Mrs. Thos. Coleman 
Margaret Coleman 
Mrs. Elizabeth Duvall 
Mrs. Wm. Dye 
Mrs. Thomas Early 



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119 



Mrs. Frank Early 
Mrs. John Farrel 
Agnes Gustafson 
Mrs. L. H. Hoyt 
Mrs. Chas. Hayes 
Mrs. Edw. Hartman 
Mrs. Jos. Johnson 
Mrs. W. J. McCready 
Mrs. James Mulcare 
Mrs. Thos. Mulcare 
Gladys Mulcare 
Mrs. C. A. Nelson 
Mrs. James O'Hern 
Mrs. Bertha Patthey 
Minnie Patthey 
Louise Patthey 



Mrs. A. E. Reidel 
Mrs. Julius Reidel 
Mrs. John Ryberg 
Mayme Ryberg 
Mrs. C. Rassmussen 
Miss Emma Sloan 
Mrs. John Sullivan 
Grace Sullivan 
Jessie Sullivan 
Cecil Sullivan 
Mrs. Edward Sullivan 
Mrs. Wm. Sullivan 
Esther Sullivan 
Mrs. C. J. Swanson 
Mrs. A. Schier 
Mrs. John Therres 



Columbia Heights Auxiliary, Columbia Heights 
Village. Organized October 23rd, 1917. 
Chairman, Mrs. Deeble 
Secretary, Mrs. F. H. Morton 
Treasurer, Mrs. E. K. Bennett 

List of workers not furnished by the Secretary. 

St. Francis Auxiliary, Town of St. Francis. Or- 
ganized November 6th, 1917. 

Chairman, Mrs. Bazil Hunter 
Secretary, Mrs. H. G. Leathers 
Treasurer, Mrs. Robinson 







WORKERS 




Mrs. 


L. J. Breyen 


Mrs. 


Ed. Morton 


Mrs. 


H. A. Leathers 


Mrs. 


Eva Boobar 


Mrs. 


Len Miller 


Mrs. 


Minnie Langmade 


Mrs. 


B. A. Norris 


Mrs. 


Otto Lindstrom 


Mrs. 


C. H. Shaw 


Mrs. 


W. H. Robinson 


Mrs. 


J. C. Stewart 


Mrs. 


J. Palm 


Mrs. 


H. L. Shadick 


Mrs. 


Ross Smith 


Mrs. 


W. B. Schwab 


Mrs. 


J. A. Talbird 


Mrs. 


A. G. Schwab 


Mrs. 


P. Space 


Mrs. 


Oscar Clayson 


Mrs. 


H. Steinke 


Mrs. 


F. E. Vrooman 


Mrs. 


F. Johnson 


Dr. 


F. E. Vrooman 


Mrs. 


H. Richter 


Mrs. 


Bazil Hunter 


Mrs. 


W. Vaught 


Mrs. 


F. Whitney 


Mrs. 


C. M. Carlson 


Miss 


Clara Wickstrom 


Mrs. 


P. J. Norling 


Mrs. 


Bert Anderson 


Mrs. 


F. Miller 


Mrs. 


Marshall Anderson 


Mrs. 


Dan Ostrander 


Miss 


Selma Anderson 


Mrs. 


Ed. Snear 


Mrs. 


S. A. Blanchett 


Mrs. 


Joel Johnson 


Mrs. 


W. W. Coburn 


Mrs. 


W. E. Norris 


Mrs. 


J. W. Emmons 


Miss 


Iva Smith 


Mrs. 


I. Gardner 


Mrs. 


Margaret Emmons 


Mrs. 


Andrew Johnson 


Mrs. 


Paul Reiman 


Mrs. 


Ella Streetly 


Mrs. 


Barton Bird 


Mrs. 


E. L. Ferguson 


Mrs. 


Beggs 


Mrs. 


H. B. Miner 


Mrs. 


T. Mord 


Mrs. 


John Snow 


Mrs. 


Lettie Miller 


Mrs. 


M. E. Miller 


Mrs. 


Annie Horter 


Mrs. 


A. E. Norris 


Mrs. 


Tames Gillespie 


Mrs. 


E. A. Bennett 


Mrs. 


Z. M. Cole 


Mrs. 


W. Thorp 







Cedar Auxiliary, Village of Cedar, Town of Oak 
Grove. Organized November 21st, 1917. 

Chairman. Mrs. U. G. Holiday 
Acting Chairman, Mrs. Will A. Gallagher 
Secretary, Mrs. A. K. Smith 
Treasurer, Mrs. W. C. Hicks 







WORKERS 


;: 


Mrs. 


E. F. Robinson 


Miss 


Lois Lee 


Mrs. 


A. D. Smith 


Mrs. 


A. L. Cederholm 


Mrs. 


H. D. Judd 


Mrs. 


H. Edmonds 


Mrs. 


Chas. Sweigard 


Mrs. 


F. F. Lee 


Mrs. 


Joe Gallagher 
W. C. Hicks 


Mrs. 


R. Guy 


Mrs. 


Mrs. 


H. Guy 


Mrs. 


Geo. Hicks 


Mrs. 


E. Miller 


Mrs. 


John McDonald 


Mrs. 


M. Thies 


Mrs. 


E. Gough 


Mrs. 


E. Kable 


Mrs. 


Anna Gibson 


Mrs. 


P. Nerhaugen 


Mrs. 


U. G. Holiday 


Mrs. 


Joe Smith 


Mrs. 


Hannah Swanson 


Mrs. 


L. Peterson 


Mrs. 


Earl Bean 


Mrs. 


T. H. Beebe 


Miss 


Bernice Smith 


Mrs. 


J. Pauling 
J. H. Kenp 


Mrs. 


Geo. Smith 


Mrs. 


Mrs. 


Homer Lee 


Mrs. 


Frank Emmons 


Mrs. 


Dan Mecklenberg 


Mrs. 


Ashton Smith 


Mrs. 


E. C. Burgess 


Mrs. 


S. G. Kelly 


Mrs. 


Medie Smith 


Mrs. 


Bert Sims 


Mrs. 


M. H. DeLong 


Mrs. 


Wm. Sims 


Mrs. 


Richard DeLong 


Mrs. 


L. M. Porter 


Mrs. 


Esther Haslett 


Mrs. 


F. C. Mitchell 


Mrs. 


Esther Clark 


Mrs. 


Arthur Emmons 


Mrs. 


Wm. WiUett 


Mrs. 


W. H. Gallagher 


Miss 


Alice Smith 


Mrs. 


Emma Usher 


Miss 


Marion Burgess 


Mrs. 


N. H. Johnson 


Miss 


Mary Ryan 







Burns Auxiliarj', Burns Township. Organized De- 
cember 6th, 1917. 

Chairman, Mrs. B. V. Hare 
Secretary, Mrs. O. J. Paulson 
Treasurer, Mrs. Charles Rootes 







WORKERS 


: 


Mrs. 


J. V. Hare 


Mrs. 


G. Westlund 


Mrs. 


C. Roots 


Mrs. 


A. Skogquist 


Mrs. 


N. Engen 


Mrs. 


E. Loberg 


Mrs. 


A. Stromberg 


Miss 


Lizzie Loberg 


Mrs. 


L. Lind 


Mrs. 


P. B. Paulson 


Mrs. 


O. Lagerson 


Miss 


Helen Hovend 


Miss 


Inga Lagerson 


Mrs. 


W. Redmann 


Miss 


Ida Lagerson 


Miss 


Lillian Beeman 


Miss 


H. Lagerson 


Miss 


Ella Mevissen 


Mrs. 


L. Olson 


Miss 


G. Gundquist 


Mrs. 


B. V. Holdridge 


Mrs. 


A. Gripp 


Mrs. 


P. Schirabeno 


Mrs. 


C. Smith 


M. B. Smith 


Mrs. 


A. L. Hare 


Miss 


S. Lane 


Mrs. 


O. J. Paulson 


Miss 


Ella Swanson 


Mrs. 


M. Smith 


Mrs. 


C. Tohnson 


Mrs. 


B. V. Hare 


Mr. 


G. Sell 


Mrs. 


E. Sparre 



Centerville Auxiliary, Centerville Township. Or- 
ganized January 26th, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. Isabella Charpentier 
Secretary, Mrs. Virginia Houle 
Treasurer, Mrs. Henrietta La Bonne 



WORKERS: 



Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 



Priscilla Peloquin 
J. P. Peltier 
Geo. Leroux 
Thos. Cardinal 
Decareau 
Cyril Bernier 
Mitchell Dupree 
L. A. La Bonne 
J. O. Peltier 
Edw. Marrier 
Isadore Langevin 
Virginia Houle 
F. C. Scott 
Eugenia Leroux 
Grace Cable 
Mary V. Houle 
Zuesnel 
Ruth Houle 
E. Picard 
Leonie Dupre 



Mrs. Frank La Belle 
Mrs. Louis Peltier 
Mrs. Josephine Belland 
Mrs. Jos. La Motte, Sr. 
Mrs. Delina Carpenter 
Mrs. Olive Belland 
Mrs. Mary Halley 
Mrs. Ida May La Motte 
Mrs. Paul Leroux 
Mrs. Victoria Lavalle 
Mrs. Isabella Charpentier 
Mrs. Leonore Burque 
Mrs. Helen Trudeau 
Mrs. D. A. Trudeau 
Mrs. Helen Houle 
Miss Hamm 
Mrs. L. A. Pelletier 
Mrs. Pariseau 
Mrs. Jos. P. Dupre 



South Burns Auxiliary, Burns Township. Organ- 
ized January 30th, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. James Kennedy 

.Secretary, Mrs. P. Tigue 

Treasurer, Mrs. Ray Lane 

WORKERS: 

Mrs. C. Olson 

Mrs. Swan Westburg 

Mrs. Breta Paulson 



Mrs. Gus Beck 

Mrs. J. W. Hempher 

Mrs. Sederberg 

Mrs. P. Tigue 

Mrs. G. E. Wickstrom 

Mrs. Seberg 

^Irs. Conrad 

Mrs. Swan Ostlin 

Mrs. T. C. Kennedy 

Mrs. W. P. O'Keefe 

Mrs. Jos. Conree 



Mrs. Fred Wirz, Sr. 

Mrs. B. Bryant 

Mrs. Alfred Johnson 

Mrs. T. Olson 

Mrs. E. Paulson 

Mrs. H. Hamft 

Mrs. Cassel 

Mrs. R. Lane 



Organ- 



Constance Auxiliary, Grow Township, 
ized March 7th, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. William Erickson 
Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Robert Swanson 
List of workers not furnished by the Secretary. 

North Ramsey Auxiliary, Ramsey Township. Or- 
ganized March 8th, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. J. V. Overbaugh 
Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. M. O. Harden 
List of workers not furnished by the Secretary. 

Sunrise Auxiliary, East Ramsey Township. Or- 
ganized March 14th, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. W. E. Bradley 
.Secretary, Mrs. J. H. Rand 
Treasurer, Mrs. Clark Holmes 

WORKERS: 
Mrs. F. A. Moulton Mrs. Annie Noggle 

Mrs. W. Weidenhoeft Miss Eleanor Nelson 

Mrs. Frank ITollick Mrs. Jas. Barstow 

Mrs. O. H. Smith Mrs. Christie 

Mrs. W. H. Bradley .Airs. J. II. Rand 



120 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



Mrs. H. H. Schwab 

Mrs. M. West 

Mrs. W. Littlefield 

Mrs. Vern Ashmore 

Mrs. John Berffslein 

Mrs. Thos. O'Keefe 

Mrs. Archie Donnette 

Mrs. Clark Hohnes 



Mrs. V. R. Holmes 

Mrs. Ernest Johnson 

Mrs. Walter Bradley 

Mrs. Dan Bean 

Mrs. Ward McCann 

Mrs. C. Collison 

Mrs. A. Morton 



East Shore Auxiliary, Township of Anoka. Or- 
ganized March 22nd, 1918. 

Chairman, Ralph Talbot 
Secretary, Mrs. Grotius Giddings 
Treasurer, Mrs. S. Laird 







WORKERS 




Mrs. 


Peter Sorterberg 


Mrs. 


Henry Swanson 


Mrs. 


Cushman 


Mrs. 


H. S. Libby 


Mrs. 


Sam Rouinson 


Mrs. 


B. A. Eaton 


Miss 


Irene Vandecar 


Mrs. 


P. W. Conway 


Mrs. 


T. P. Moine 


Mrs. 


E. B. Krumrey 


Mrs. 


Frank Bittner 


Mrs. 


M. Wilhelra 


Mrs. 


Cora Bonsell 


Mrs. 


C. Haag 


Miss 


Belle Vandecar 


Miss 


Geneva Swanson 


Mrs. 


Wm. Smith 


Mrs. 


C. A. Pierson 


Mrs. 


Shedd 


Mrs. 


J. P. Swanson 


Mrs. 


Canterbury 


Mrs. 


Frank Vandecar 


Mrs. 


Zarnky 


Mrs. 


C. E. Pendell 


Miss 


Vera Miller 


Mrs. 


S. Normandin 


Mrs. 


Michener 


Mrs. 


C. M. Barney 


Mrs. 


Butler 


Mrs. 


R. P. Roberts 


Mrs. 


W. Butcher 


Mrs. 


Ralph Talbot 


Mrs. 


John Gustafson 


Mrs. 


Ada Miller 


Mrs. 


W. S. Chipps 


Mrs. 


Laird 


Mrs. 


C. M. Wilkins 


Mrs. 


G. G. Giddings 


Mrs. 


Tom Foley 


Mrs. 


Helen Hoyt 


Mrs. 


Jas. Greenluud 


Mrs. 


E. F. Bryan 


Miss 


Mabel Whitmore 


Mrs. 


Tangent 


Mrs. 


Clarence Borg 


Mrs. 


E. J. Greenlund 


Mrs. 


L. D. Ettinger 


Mrs. 


Al Herrick 


Mrs. 


W. Shattuck 


Mrs. 


John Casey 


Mrs. 


Geo. Geyer 


Mrs. 


Roy Hodson 


Mrs. 


John Vandecar 


Mrs. 


Will Tigue 


Mrs. 


R. C. Peters 


Mrs. 


Frank Talbot 


Mrs. 


W. Beckenbach 


Mrs. 


L. B. Berg 


Mrs. 


Chas. Barney 


Mrs. 


J. E. Walburn 



Fair Oaks Auxiliary, Ham Eake Township. Or- 
ganized March 27th, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. Robert Swanson 
Secretary, Miss Florence Boxwell 
Treasurer, Mrs. William Clarke 



Mrs. Berger Titterud 
Mrs. C. E. Lawson 
Mrs. Adolph Tillong 
Mrs. Simon GilKmd 
Albert Nelson (Mrs.) 
Jennie Nelson (Mrs.) 
Mrs. Maxell Titterud 
Mrs. W. B. Meister 



WORKERS : 

Mrs. Ole Erickson 

Miss Annie Erickson 

Miss Emma Gillund 

Miss Ethel Lindstrom 

Mrs. Albert Sweezo 

Miss Florence Boxwell 

Mrs. Robt. Swanson 

Mrs. Will Clark 



Lake George Auxiliary, Oak Grove Township. Or- 
ganized April 6th, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. M. Bodine 

Secretary, Mrs. A. L. Johnson i 

Treasurer, Mrs. L. L. Stewart 



Mrs. M. Bodine 

Mrs. V. G. Bodine 

Mrs. L. L. Stewart 

Mrs. J. Ross 

Mrs. R. S. Hopper 

Mrs. J. Reiman 

Miss Ella Reiman 

Mrs. F. E. Tillberg 



WORKERS: 

Mrs. P. Mitchell 

Mrs. Chas. Erickson 

Mrs. A. L. Johnson 

Mrs. Linedale 

Mrs. J. W. Eakman 

Mrs. Mary Bolstridge 

Mrs. Herman Clark 



Republic Auxiliary, Columbus Township. Organ- 
ized May 20th, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. Fred Alcock 
Secretary, Miss Jessie White 
Treasurer, Mrs. S. White 

List of workers not furnished by the Secretary. 

Busy Bee Auxiliary, Southeast Bethel Township. 
Organized May 22nd, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. J. Nylander 
Secretary, Mrs. V. E. Anderson 
Treasurer, Mrs. J. W. Cedarholm 

List of workers not furnished by the Secretary, 



Sunshine Auxiliary, South Ramsey Township. Or- 
ganized May 23rd, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. John Wilson 
Secretary, Mrs. Blanche Wilson 
Treasurer, Mrs. C. Doty 

WORKERS : 



Mrs. J. Ashmore 

Mrs. J. Banwart 

Mrs. Roy Cameron 

Mrs. W. Clark 

Mrs. C. Clark 

Mrs. K. Clark 

Mrs. All. Clark 

Miss Lucy Clark 

Mrs. C. A. Doty 

Mrs. T. E. French 

Mrs. F. McFee 

Mrs. M. O. Harden 

Mrs. I. A. Harthorne 

Mrs. R. H. Lee 

Mrs. R. Legg 

Twin Lakes Auxiliary, West Burns Township. Or- 
ganized May 23rd, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. Charles Roote 
Secretary, Mrs. J. A. Schert 
Treasurer, Mrs. H. Middelsteadt 



Mrs. B. Menzel 

Mrs. H. L. Miller 

Mrs. J. Overbaugh 

Mrs. Flora Porter 

Mrs. Harry Linton 

Mrs. C. Schinkle 

Mrs. W. Saunders 

Mrs. O. Swanson 

Mrs. Blanche Wilson 

Mrs. H. H. Wilson 

Mrs. J. W. Wilson 

Mrs. C. Warneke 

Mrs. Wallager 

Mrs. R. Tude 



WORKERS: 



Mrs. Caroline Hintz 

Mrs. Chas. Hintz 

Mrs. Will Ott ■ 

Mrs. Will Rahn 

Mrs. Marohn 

Mrs. Will Beck 

Mrs. Ida Middlesteadt 

Mrs. Alvina Wirz 

Mrs. Theo. Banke 



Mrs. Mary Cornelius 

Miss Helen Strehlke 

Mrs. C. H. Roote 

Mrs. Kluge 

Mrs. Shert 

Mrs. Henry Gamm 

Mrs. Paul Schimbeno 

Miss Hattie Ruprecht 



Clear Lake Auxiliary, Columbus Township. Or- 
ganized June 6th, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. Anna Sevigny 
Secretary, Miss Bessie Crete 
Treasurer, Mrs. Mathilda Houle 

WORKERS: 

Mrs. Joe Arth Mrs. N. Sivigny 

Mrs. Henry Arth Mrs. Fred Bergeron 

Mrs. A. H. Anderson Mrs. L. Sivigny 

Miss Marie Anderson Mrs. L. Anderson 

Mrs. N. Starcky Mrs. J. Hilgren 

Mrs. J. A. Houle Mrs. J. Dupre 

Miss Orena Houle Mrs. F. Gaslin 

Mrs. Peter Crete Mrs. S. Johnson 
Miss Bessie Crete 

Hope Auxiliary, Township of Columbus. Organ- 
ized June 6th, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. G. DeGreif 
Secretary. Mrs. Frank H. Boehm 
Treasurer, Miss Emma Swanson 



WORKERS: 



Mrs. F. Roush 
Miss Mary Anderson 
Mrs. T. M. Schooley 
Mrs. Frances Boehm 
Mrs. Erredge 
Mrs. N. Porks 
Mrs. Van Syre 
Mrs. Ivan Anderson 
Mrs. Peter Jensen 
Miss Emma Swanson 
Miss Myrtle Stenstrom 
Mrs. Matt Hauble 
Mrs. Ethel Scott 
Mrs. H. Evans 
June Roush 
Ruby Wilson 



Mrs. Turnwall 
Mildred Lundeen 
Mrs. Lundeen 
Mrs. Hans Hansen 
Mrs. N. P. Jensen 
Edna Hansen 
Mrs. P. M. Anderson 
Mrs. Van Syre 
Mrs. De Grief 
Emma De Grief 
Mrs. Dawson 
Miss Katy Miller 
Emma & Elsa Heinen 
Mrs. A. R. Anderson 
Ruth Lundeen 
Mary Anderson 



Liberty Auxiliary, Blaine Township. Organized 
June 10th, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. William Gallagher 
Secretary, Mrs. John Johnson 
Treasurer, Mrs. Oscar Johnson 







WORKERS 






Mrs. 


Oscar Fransen 


Mrs. 


E. 


Theorin 


Mrs. 


L. Jepson 


Mrs. 


D. 


Therris 


Mrs. 


J. Olson 


Mrs. 


J. 


Pondegaard 


Mrs. 


Wm. Gallagher 


Mrs. 


A. 


J. Gustafsen 


Miss 


Selma Anderson 


Mrs. 


J. 


Jackson 


Mrs. 


Oscar Johnson 


Mrs. 


Pat Lyons 


Mrs. 


John Johnson 


Mrs. 


R. 


Rickaby 


Miss 


Anna Nelson 


Mrs. 


E. 


J. Bremer 


Mrs. 


Carl Johnson 


Mrs. 


V. 


Bereow 


Mrs. 


G. H. Fredricks 


Mrs. 


N. 


Rognrud 


Mrs. 


L. Rognrud 









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121 



Lino Auxiliary, Centerville Township. Organized 
June 23rd, 1918. 

Cliairman. Miss Josephine Husnik 
Secretary, Mrs. Louise Van Elsberg 
Treasurer, Mrs. John Leibel 



Mrs. John Leibel 
Mrs. C. A. Tauer 
Mrs. Geo. Kohler 
Mrs. K. Freishmann 



WORKERS : 

Miss Josephine Husnik 
Mrs. Louise Van Elsberg 
Mrs. Chas. Behm 
Mrs. Anna Gress 



The L'lerendell .\uxiliarv. Organized July 11th, 
1918. 

Ch&irman. Mrs. Roy E. Stoner 
Secretary, Mrs. D. C. Lane 
Treasurer, Mrs. J. T. Elwell 



Mrs. Roy Stoner 
Miss Mildred Lundeen 
Mrs. Jas. Elwell 



WORKERS: 

Mrs. Frank Waldock 
Miss Ellen Lundeen 
Mrs. Mary Smekofski 



Swedish Lutheran Auxiliary, Ham Lake Township. 
Organized July 25th, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. G. WahUind 
Secretary, Mrs. Emil Magnuson 
Treasurer, Mrs. C. G. Lundberg 

List of workers not furnished by the Secretary. 

Rice Lake Auxiliary, Centerville Township. Or- 
ganized August 1st, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. .Stephen Le Vesseur 
Secretary, Mrs. Chris Ransden 
Treasurer, Mrs. John Gilbertson 

WORKERS: 

Mrs. Axel O. Peterson Mr. G. Alcock 

Mrs. La Vesseur Mrs. J. Kanmer 

Mrs. N. Alcock Mrs. J. Gilbertson 

Mrs. V. Newell Mrs. A. Andwood 

Mrs. R. Wollan Mrs. M. Twitchell 

Mrs. V. Alcock Mrs. T. Ramsden 

Mrs. P. Hughes 

Crooked Lake Auxiliary, Township of Anoka and 
Grow. Organized November 21st, 1918. 

Chairman, Mrs. Spohn 
Secretary, Mrs. Guy Goodrich 
Treasurer, Jlrs. Arthur Ledin 



WORKERS : 

Mrs. C. M. Dawson 
Mrs. Emil Peopple 
Mrs. F. X. Bergeron 
Mrs. Fred Campbell 
Mrs. Guy Goodrich 



Mrs. Frank Spohn 

Mrs. Arvid Nelson 

Mrs. Arthur Medin 

Mrs. O. H. Harrington 

Mrs. Elias Erickson 

The nurses' survey of Anoka County, undertaken 
as a part of the nation-wide campaign of the Red 
Cross in September and October, 1918, was in charge 
of Mrs. -A. E. Giddings. She was assisted by Mrs. 
F. E. Vrooman of St. Francis, Mrs. William Dye 
of Fridley and Mrs. J. F. Shaefer of Cedar. 

All graduate and trained nurses and those having 
experience as practical nurses were required by 
order of the War Department to register in this 
survey whether they were able or not at that time 
to serve in that capacity. Complete questionaires 
were filled out and sent to the Northern Division 
of the Red Cross, thus furnishing information re- 
garding nurses available in case of epidemics or 
other calamity. 



These registered: 
GRADUATE 



Miss 
Miss 
Miss 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Miss 
Miss 
Miss 
Miss 
Miss 
Miss 
Miss 



Margaret Stack 
Catherine Stack 
Cicely Webster 
Elizabeth Brown 
Caroline Ashe 
Ijcmma Taylor 
Bridget Campion 
Mary Drager 
Theresa Erickson 
Loretta O'Connor 
Blanche Howe 
Henrietta Mahler 



AND TRAINED NURSES 
Miss Helen Libby 
Mrs. Amy Sellers 
Miss Adelaide Brcnnan 
Miss Verna Mae Holmes 
Miss Bridget Mitchell 
Miss I>illinn Gavin 
Mrs. Anna Kline 
Mrs. Jennie Grant 
Mrs. Frank Gagnier 
Mrs. Robert Regan 
Mrs. Bessie Barland 



List of practical n 


man 


y of them ready 


Mrs. 


Tames Merrill 


Mrs. 


Ella Dyer 


Miss 


Caroline Tarbo.x 


Mrs. 


F. S. Lapham 


Mrs. 


Relifa Ferguson 


Mrs. 


Geraldine Sedenger 


Mrs. 


Maud Burnett 


Mrs. 


Eliza Webber 


Mrs. 


Delia Holmes 


Miss 


Marie Grisey 


Mrs. 


Mary Covyeow 


Mrs. 


Harry McGlauflin 


Mrs. 


Jno. Sullivan 


Mrs. 


Izzie Clough 


Mrs. 


Hulda Morton 


Mrs. 


Abbie Small 


Mrs. 


Sarah Bird 


Mrs. 


Mary McDonald 



urses, women with experience, 
to help in emergency. 

Mrs. Abbie Jane Mitchell 
Mrs. Maria Woodruff 
Mrs. Mary Norris 
Mrs. Ella Marshall 
Mrs. Hilda Hillander 
Mrs. Minnie Ricliter 
Mrs. Mary Small 
Mrs. Anna Bergman 
Mrs. Alta Meister 
Mrs. Alice Bell 
Miss Blanche Block 
Miss Mae Joslyn 
Mrs. Clara Legg 
Mrs. Alice Judd 
Mrs. Mary Sherman 
Mrs. Margaret Hughes 
Mrs. Adeline Baker 
Miss Gladys Pepin 

These, having completed the Red Cross course in 
Elementary Hygiene and home care of the sick were 
required to answer the questionaire: 
Miss Mary Coleman Miss Bertha Gow 

Miss Gertrude Coleman Mrs. Elizabeth Ward 

Miss Irene Ward Miss Hannah Peterson 

Miss Ella Fo.xwell Mrs. Emma Pinney 

Miss Amanda Moberg 

There are a few men and women in Anoka County 
whose v\'ar services will never be recognized. All 
the recognition which these will ever have has been 
expressed in the formal thanks of the government 
which thanks they have received. 

They are the persons who have aided the Ameri- 
can secret service and the Department of Justice, 
aids of the American Protective League and of the 
Minnesota Commission of Public Safety. 

Their deeds cannot be recounted in this book and 
their names may not be made public, but the service 
which they have rendered must be noted in a general 
way. 

In the United States, during the war, there were 
250,000 men giving their time to this sort of war 
work, and some of it was mighty near real work. 
From these sources the bureau of investigation of 
the Department of Justice averaged more than 1,500 
reports and complaints a day. Nearly 40,000 slackers 
were rounded up and in- 
ducted into service. De- 
serters were apprehended, 
some in Anoka County, 
and turned over to the de- 
partment. Pro-huns were 
watched, wheat hoarders 
detected, violators of the 
food regulations cautioned 
to be more circumspect 
and a general eye kept on 
any inclined to yearn for 
trouble. 

The American Medical 
Women's Hospital Asso- 
ciation had a representa- 
tive in the city of Anoka 
in the person of Dr. Flora 
L. S. Aldrich. This asso- 
ciation is composed of four 
thousand women a.nd these 
women managed, financed, 
equipped and staffed three large hospitals in Belgium, 
France and Serbia. All of the expenses of these 
three hospitals were met by these women and the 
work, undertaken at the out-break of the war, is 
still being continued under the direction of the Red 
Cross. Dr. Aldrich was state chairman for the 
Belgian Infant Relief committee. 

The gathering of books and magazines to send to 
the soldiers for use during the very few idle hours 
in camp, was a service in which Anoka participated. 

For this purpose $200.00 was raised in the comity. 
The teachers gathered a large share of the fund. 




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there was a tag day at the County Fair in the Fall 
of 1917 and Mrs. Georgia A. Goss solicited the 
rest in individual subscriptions. 

Mrs. Goss had charge of the gathering of books 
to send to the camps. The first shipment consisted 
of 136 books and was sent on September 17th, 

1917 to Camp Cody. An- 
other large shipment soon 
followed. The last ship- 
ment was sent out Decem- 
ber 1st, 1918 to the State 
Library Commission and 
brought the total number 
'h'p\ of books collected and 
shipped up to 400. 

G. H. Goodrich had 
charge of the gathering of 
magazines for this same 
purpose. He was assisted 
by an active committee 
and a ton of magazines 
were sent, largely to Camp 
Cody, some to Fort Snel- 
ling. 

Several Anoka County 
boys were with the 151st 
Field Artillery. For that 
reason space is given for 
this communication: 




G. H. GOODRICH 



Headquarters, 42nd Division, 
American Expeditionary Forces, France, 

November 15th, 1918. 
My Dear Colonel: 

At the conclusion of the operations in which we 
have been constantly engaged together since Sep- 
tember, I find the opportunity to express what I 
have often felt during that period — my genuine ap- 
preciation of the support the 151st Field Artillery 
and yourself have always accorded the 84th Infantry 
Brigade. It has been invaluable and most reassuring. 
The rapidity with which you have brought the ele- 
ments of your command to the aid of the 84th In- 
fantry Brigade, the speed and precision with which 
you have opened fire, the closeness with which 
your artillery, despite nearly im,passable roads, 
blown out bridges, difficult terrain, rain, mud and 
enemy fire, has followed up the rapid movements 
and shifts of the infantry, have been recognized 
with pleasure and a sure sense of gratitude by all 
elements and individuals of my command. 

The 151st Field Artillery has fired accurately, 
rapidly and whenever requested. Its liaison with 
the infantry has been intimate, daring and most sat- 
isfactory. Its personnel is magnificent. The cour- 
tesy and professional attainments of its officers 
are exceptionally fine. It has at all times been 
abreast of the highest standards of gallantry and 
technical skill. 

Now, as the field of their successful struggles for 
Hills 288, 242 and the Cote de Chatillion and Landres- 
et-St. Georges lies about the division during its re- 
assembly, the accuracy and power of the fire of 
your regiment on the enemy organizations, wire 
and sensitive points, in this steep and tangled ter- 
rain, are unrolled before the troops who made the 
fight, with a poignancy that increases, if that is pos- 
sible their confidence in your command. 

I desire to compliment you on commanding the 
151st Field Artillery and the Regiment on having 
such a Colonel. 

Very Sincerely, 

Douglas MacArthur. 
To Colonel George E. Leach, 

Commanding 151st Field Artillery. 



A little information regarding the organization of 
the armies and navies of the United States might 
prove interesting to those whose relatives were in 
the service during the war. 

It should be kept in mind that army regulations 
are being changed from time to time and probably 
always will be as long as the profession of arms 
is a part of the machinery of civilization. The data 
here given is accurate up to the time of the writing 
of this part of this book, late in the summer of 
1918, and possibly very few important changes will 
have been made before its publication. 

The army consists of the Regular Army, a per- 
manent Federal Force made up of men who enlisted 
for given periods and are paid during the war a 
minimum of $30 a month, with higher pay according 
to rank, the National Guards of the various states 
which were federalized under an act of Congress of 
June 3rd, 1916, and the National Army which is com- 
posed of men drafted from the United States, be- 
tween the ages of 21 and 31. 

The Regular Army is officered by men who have 
graduated from the West Point Military Academy 
or who have gained their commissions from the 
ranks. They are commissioned by the President of 
the United States with the exception of Lieutenant- 
General and General, who are commissioned by Con- 
gress. 

National Guard officers of the states were com- 
missioned by the Governors of the states. National 
Army officers were either selected from the two 
groups above or commissioned after courses at of- 
ficer's training camps. 

In the summer of 1918 all of these three groups 
were designated the United States Army to avoid 
confusion. 

The registration of June 5th, 1917, totaled 9,659,382 
men. From these were selected 687,000 men for 
the first draft for the National Army. 

Beside the above there was the Officer's Reserve 
Corps and the Enlisted Reserve Corps. The officers 
were assigned variously throughout the army and 
the enlisted men from the reserve were trained 
and given duty in the Quartermaster Corps, Engi- 
neer Corps, Ordnance Corps, Signal Corps, etc. 

The regiments of the Regular Army were num- 
bered from 1 to 100, the National Guard from 101 
to 300, and of the National Army from 301 on up. 
The Brigades of the Regular Army were numbered 
from 1 to 50, National Guard from 51 to 150, Na- 
tional Army from 151 up. The Divisions of the 
Regular Army were numbered from 1 to 25, National 
Guard 26 to 75, National Army 76 up. 

For purposes of administration Minnesota was 
grouped with West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Michi- 
gan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin. North Dakota, 
South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska 
and Colorado in the Central Department with head-' 
quarters at Chicago, Illinois. 

The main mobile fighting units of the army are 
the Infantry, Field Artillery and Cavalry, the last 
named being used very little in the war. To these 
might be added the fighting aviators. The first three 
are known as "the line." 

The Infantryman or "doughboy" depends upon his 
own shanks for his transportation, except when cov- 
ering great distances in a very short time. Then he 
is piled into a box car, a motor truck or whatever 
vehicle may be at hand. He has something of a 
load to carry on his back at best. Here are some 
of the things which he has to pack about with him: 

Rifle, bayonet, scabbard, belt, bacon can, canteen, 
canteen cover, condiment can, cup, fork, haversack, 
knife, meat can, spoon, first aid pouch, shovel, shovel 
carrier, oiler and thong case, gun sling, pack car- 
rier, front sight cover, cartridges, blanket, poncho, 
half a shelter tent, five tent pins, tooth brush, soap 



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and towels, underwear, extra socks, steel helmet, 
gas mask, and a few other odds and ends. Some 
of the troops carry axes and pick-mattocks instead 
of shovels. At best the usual load of the infantry- 
man runs from fifty to seventy-five pounds. 

The Field Artillery has played a conspicuous part 
in the great war. The artillery has been called upon 
to pave the way for the advance of the infantry. 
The Field Artillery is in no way less mobile than 
the infantry and became so expert in moving the 
pieces and in accurately placing barrages or curtains 
of fire ahead of the advancing troops that many 
lives were saved in the attacks and many otherwise 
impregnable positions taken by infantrymen. 

And yet, at the opening of the war, it is stated, 
that there were in the United States but 160 trained 
Field Artillery officers who had had a year of ex- 
perience in Regular or National Guard units. 

The Coast Artillery is not a part of the mobile 
force of the country. It is used for the protection 
of our coast line and guns of great size and large 
calibre are used. The heavy field artillery is made 
up of units using larger and more cumbersome 
cannon. 

In the artillery the unit is a battery which is 
subdivided into platoons and the platoons in turn are 
divided into sections. Mathematics enter very largely 
into the training of an artillery officer. A working 
knowledge of plane and spherical trigonometry is 
needed in order to qualify for this job and that, pos- 
sibly, is why the artillery has been rated just under 
the engineers in the service. 

The Staff Corps is a very essential part of the 
military machine and probably as little understood 
generally as any branch of the service. A glance at 
a plan of organization may be helpful. 

The General Staff Corps is headed by a Chief of 
Staff. It is the duty of this department to study 
military problems, plan national defenses, mobiliza- 
tions, and officers from the General Staff Corps are 
detailed t» aid the generals in the field. 

The Adjutant General's Department keeps the 
records of the officers and men and is managed by 
the Adjutant General. Orders emenate from this de- 
partment and here the correspondence of the army 
is centered. An Adjutant is attached to each batta- 
lion and to each regiment to keep these records 
and look after similar duties. 

The Inspector General's Department is in charge 
of an Inspector General and his force inspects prop- 
erty, the fitness of officers and men, equipment, 
supplies and audit accounts. 

The legal department of the army is the Judge 
Advocate General's Department. Here military law 
holds sway. In this department is also included the 
Provost Marshal General's Department under which 
the selective service or draft was worked out. It 
also includes the Military Police and the Provost 
Guard which keep order in camps and cantonment*. 
This department has charge of all prisoners of war 
as well and looks after their records. 

The Quartermaster Corps has charge of transpor- 
tation, moving of troops and war materials and dis- 
tributes the pay of the officers and men. 

The Medical Department has general charge of 
sanitation and includes the Dental Corps, Hospital 
Corps, Army Nurses Corps, Sanitary Corps, Veter- 
inary Corps and Ambulance Corps. A Surgeon Gen- 
eral is in command. 

The Engineers Corps deals with the construction 
of bridges and roads, intrenchments, camps, canton- 
ments, and builds forts and lays mines, etc. 

The Ordnance Department supplies the fighting 
men with guns and ammunition. 

The Signal Corps takes care of the transmission 
of mesages by signaling, by wire or wireless, by 
airplanes, balloons, etc. The Aviation is also in the 



Signal Corps and is used to secure information, drop 
bombs, scout and all manner of service of that sort. 

The rapid evolution of warfare has developed sev- 
eral new units undreamed of a few years ago. Among 
these are the gas and flame service, water supply 
service, surveying and printing services, road ser- 
vice, army pontoon service, forestry service, quarry 
service, and dozens of others. 

The variety of hat cords worn by the men has 
been very confusing to most people. A general of- 
ficer's hat cord is all gold, a field officer's is gold 
and black with gold tipped tassel, a line officer's 
gold and black, a reserve officer at a training camp, 
red, white and blue, the infantryman's cord is light 
blue, artillery scarlet, service school detachment, 
green, cavalry, yellow, engineer's scarlet and white, 
quartermaster corps, buff, ordnance, black and scar- 
let, signal corps, orange and white, medical depart- 
ment, maroon and white, staff departments, black, 
field clerk, silver and black, Y. M. C. A., steel blue, 
and Home Guard, Maroon. 

The pay in the army is as follows: 

General $10,000 per year 

Lieutenant General 9,000 " 

Major General 8,000 " " 

Brigadier General 6,000 " " 

Colonel 4,000 " " 

Lieutenant-Colonel 3,500 " " 

Major 3,000 " " 

Captain 2,400 " " 

First Lieutenant 2,000 " " 

Second Lieutenant 1,700 " " 

Officers have to purchase their own uniforms but 
have certain allowances for quarters, heat and light, 
have a ten per cent increase of pay every five years 
and ten per cent increase for overseas service. 

All privates are paid thirty dollars a month, first 
class privates receive thirty-three; corporals, sad- 
dlers, wagoners, farriers, and third class musicians 
receive thirty-six; sergeants in the line, cooks, horse- 
shoers, band corporals, musicians of second class, 
radio sergeants and firemen receive thirty-eight; 
sergeants of the various corps, band sergeants, mu- 
sicians of the first class, color sergeants and elec- 
trical sergeants receive forty-four; battalions ser- 
geant-major, sergeant buglers, master gunners re- 
ceive forty-eight dollars; regimental sergeant-major, 
regimental supply sergeants, quartermaster ser- 
geants, ordnance sergeants, first sergeants, battalion 
sergeant-majors, sergeants of the first class, all re- 
ceive fifty-one dollars; first class sergeants of the 
Medical Corps receive fifty-six dollars; hospital ser- 
geants and master engineers, junior grade, get sev- 
enty-one dollars a month; band leaders, etc., receive 
eighty-one dollars a month. All uniforms and equip- 
ment are furnished the men. 

Men drafted for the National Army were sent to 
the following cantonments which are said to have 
cost the following sums to build and equip: 

Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan $ 8,700,000 

Camp Devens, Ayer, Massachusetts 9,700,000 

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, New Jersey 8,500.000 

Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa 6,800,000 

Camp Funston, Tunction City, Kansas 8,700,000 

Camp Gordon. Atlanta, Georgia 7.400,000 

Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois 8,500,000 

Camp Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina.. 8,700,000 

Camp Lee, Petersburg, Virginia 11,300,000 

Camp Lewis, American Lake, Washington 6,500.000 

Camp Meade. Admiral, Maryland 10,-500,000 

Camp Pike, Little Rock, Arkansas 9,000.000 

Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio 9.600,000 

Camp Travis, San Antonio. Texas 6,700,000 

Camp Upton, Yaphank, New York 11,100,000 

Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Ky 7,000,000 



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The camps to which the men of the various Na- 
tional Guards were sent were also very largely in 
the south and were mostly tented cities costing not 
nearly so much money. The total cost of equipping 
the National Guard camps was about sixty-eight 
million dollars the first year. 

These camps were located thus: 

Camp Beauregard at Alexandria, Louisiana. 

Camp Bowie at Fort Worth, Texas. 

Camp Cody at Deming, New Mexico. 

Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 

Camp Greene at Charlotte, North Carolina. 

Camp Hancock, Augusta, Georgia. 

Camp Kearney at Linda Vista, California. 

Camp Logan at Houston, Texas. 

Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas. 

Camp JN'IcClellan, Anniston, Alabama. 

Camp Mills, Miineola, New York. 

Camp Sevier, Greenville, South Carolina. 

Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. 

Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama. 

Camp Wadsworth, Spartansburg, South Carolina. 

Camp Wheeler, Macon, Georgia. 

Some of the other Camps, Cantonments, Flying Fields, etc., 
and the use made and cost of each follow: 

Camp Eustis, Virginia, Coast Artillery Corps $11,700,000 

Camp Holabird, Maryland, Motor Transport Corps... 5,207,000 

Camp Humphries, Virginia, Engineers 12,745,000 

Camp Jessup, Georgia, Motor Transport Corps 1,417,000 

Camp Johnson, Florida, Quartermaster Corps 6,000,000 

Camp Normoyle, Texas, Motor Transport Corps.... 1,580,000 

Camp Benning, Georgia, Miscellaneous 6,600,000 

Camp Bragg, North Carolina, National Army 9,500,000 

Camp Knox, Kentucky, National Army 16,233,188 

Camp Colt, Pennsylvania, Tank Corps 414,500 

Camp Crane, Pennsylvania, Medical Department.... 162,500 

Camp Fremont, California, National Guard 2,556,000 

Camp Harrison, Indiana, Engineers 3,500,000 

Camp Leach, Maryland, Engineers 2,000,000 

Camp Leavenworth, Kansas, Engineers 2,000,000 

Camp North Jackson, North Carolina, Field Artillery 1,700,000 

Camp Polk, North Carolina, Tank Corps 1,200,000 

Camp Syracuse, New York, Recruiting 283,000 

Camp Forrest, Georgia, Miscellaneous 5>530>ooo 

Camp Greenleaf, Georgia, Miscellaneous 5. 553. 000 

Camp Stuart and Hill, Virginia, Embarkation 16,125,000 

Camp Merritt, New Jersey, Embarkation 14,500,000 

Langley Field, Virginia, Aviation 68,782,109 

Post Field, Oklahoma, Aviation 1,263,000 

Kelly Field No. i, Texas, Aviation 1,928,000 

Rockwell Field, California, Aviation 832,000 

Lee Hall, Virginia, Aviation 818,150 

Fort Omaha and Fort Cook, Nebraska, Baloon 597.663 

Arcadia Baloon School, California 380,000 

Brooks Field, Texas 1,358,000 

Door Field, Florida 1,441. 737 

Carlstrom Field, Florida 1,199,237 

Scott Field, Illinois 1.737.576 

Chanute Field, Illinois 1,068,022 

Ellington Field, Texas i 2,328,991 

Kelly Field No. 2, Texas 2,599,686 

March Field, California 894,071 

Mather Field, California 750.562 

Selfridge Field, Michigan 2,455,426 

Park Field, Tennessee 2,097,050 

Southern Field, Georgia 1,220,497 

John Wise Field, Texas 268,266 

McCook Field, Ohio 799.753 

Barron Field, Texas 1,264,880 

Call Field, Texas 1,172,200 

Carruthers Field, Texas 1,114,311 

Eberts Field, Arkansas 1,815,840 

Hazelhurst Field, New York 5,348,878 

Love Field, Texas 1,400,000 

Payne Field. Mississippi 1.373. 815 

Rich Field, Texas 1,312,385 

Taliaferro Field, Texas 1,368,416 

Taylor Field, Alabama 1,274,927 

Wilbur Wright Field, Ohio 6,224,407 

Gerstner Field, Louisiana 1,400,000 

The remarkable fairness with which these camps have been 
distributed over the country, the seeming neglect of the state 
of Texas, the parsimony of the government in expenditures of 
this sort must at once be apparent to the reader! 



Officers for the vast army were trained in several 
series of officer's training camps. The first series 
was opened on May ISth, 1917, and twenty-seven 
thousand officers were commissioned. These camps 
were at Plattsburg, New York;. Madison Barracks, 
New York; Fort Niagara, New York; Fort Meyer, 
Virginia; Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; Fort McPher- 
son, Georgia; Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; 
Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Fort Logan H. Roots, Ar- 
kansas; Fort Snelling, Minnesota; Fort Riley, Kan- 
sas; Leon Springs, Texas; Presidio at San Francisco, 
California. 

June 18th, 1917, an officer's training camp for 
negro officers was opened at Des Moines, Iowa. 

The second series of officer's training camps was 
opened August 27th, 1917 and produced eighteen 
thousand officers. The camps were at Plattsburg, 
Niagara, Meyer, Oglethorpe, Harrison, Sheridan, 
Snelling, Leon Springs, and Presidio. 

The third began January 5th, 1918, and at these 
men selected from the best of the men in training 
at camps and cantonments were given a chance to 
win commissions. 

Concentration camps cost about thirty-one million 
dollars and were located at Camp Merritt, Hoboken, 
New Jersey and Camp Stuart, New Port News, Vir- 
ginia. 

Medical officer's training camps were at Allen- 
town, Pennsylvania for the ambulance corps, at Fort 
Benjamin Harrison, Fort Des Moines for colored 
officers, at Fort Oglethorpe and Fort Riley. 

Engineer officers began their training September 
5th, 1917, at American University, Washington; Fort 
Leavenworth, Kansas, and Vancouver Barracks, 
Washington. 

Officers and men for the Quartermaster Corps 
began training January 5th, 1918 at Camp Joseph E. 
Johnston at Jacksonville, Florida. This camp cost 
the country $6,000,000 to build. 

The artillery school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma cost 
$680,000. 

During the war a number of changes have been 
made in the organization of the army. For the pur- 
pose of making the terms used in this book more 
easily understood, this information is offered: 

An Army Corps is 60,000 men. 

An Infantry Division is 19,000 men. 

An Infantry Brigade is 7,000 men. 

A Regiment of Infantry is 3,000 men. 

A Battalion is 1,000 men. 

A Company is 250 men. 

A Platoon is 60 men. 

A Corporal's Squad is 8 men. 

A Field Battery has 195 men. 

A Firing Squad is 20 men. 

A Supply Train has 283 men. 

A Machine Gun Battalion has 296 men. 

A Regiment of Engineers has 1,098 men. 

An Ambulance Company has 66 men. 

A Field Hospital has 55 men. 

A Major General commands a Field Arifiy and 
also each Army Corps. 

A Brigadier General commands an Infantry Bri- 
gade. 

A Colonel commands a Regiment and is assisted 
by a Lieutenant-Colonel. 

A Major commands a Battalion of Infantry. 

A Captain commands a Company. 

Next in rank are First Lieutenant, Second Lieu- 
tenant. 



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The insignia worn by officers and men in the army is confusing to most people who are unfamiliar with things military 
These cuts were very kindly loaned for use in this book by Rand, McNally & Co., of Chicago. 

The rank of General has been vacant since the Civil war. General Pershing was the first ofi^icer elevated to that rank 
during the present war, in the United States Army. He was commissioned General in 1917. 

The following insignia is worn on the shoulder loop which is fastened to the collar by means of a bronze metal button 
bearing the coat of arms of the United States. 




Colonel 



Lieutenant Maior Captain First Lieutenant Second 

*-olonel (Gold) (Silver) Lieutenant 

(silver) (Gold) 

Officers' Collar Insignia to designate the liianch of the service in which the wearer is commissioned. 




CAVALRY 
QUARTERMASTER 



FIELD ARTILLERY 
ADJUTANT 




o.-sr-U:J, 



mm ^oa 



ENGINEER' ~ ENGINEER 
CORPS CORPS 

.QUARTERMASTER ADJUTANT 



CHAPLAIN. 




^'ete^inary Corps 




Dental Corps 




.\mi)iiiance Corps 




Sanitary Corps 




INFANTR} 



FIELD 
ARTILLERY 




GENERAL AU/UTANT INSPECTOR 

STAFF GENVS GEN'L'S 

CORPS DEPARTMENT DEP'T 




JUDGE ADVO- 
CATE GEN'LS 
DEPT 



(H'ARTER- ORD- 

MASTER NANCE. 

CORPS CORPS 




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The insignia below is worn upon the sleeves of the overcoats of commissioned officers, at the bottom with point up. 
All are of black braid except that of Second Lieutenant which is brown. 






Major 





Captain 



Captain 

General Staff 

Corps 



Overcoat Sleeve 
General Officers 



Insignia of officers in the Aviation, worn on the left breast: 




Junior Military 
Aeronaut 



Observe! 



Insignia worn at the top of the left sleeve of enlisted men in the Aviation; the figure above the propellor indicated 
the squadron to which the man belongs: 



a. 




All Enlisted Men 



Aviation 
Mechanician 




Chevrons worn on the right sleeve of overcoats, blouses, and shirts of non-commissioned oft'icers to indicate rank and 
several specialty marks: 





Regimental Battalion First Sergeant Color Sergeant 

Sergeant Major gnj Squadron 

Sergeant Major 



Sergeant 



Corporal 



Quartermaster 
.Sergeant, Senior 
Grade, O. M. C. 



it 





Master Hospital Master Engineer Master Signal 
Sergeant Medical Senior Grade Electrician 

Engineers 



Band Leader 



Hospital 
Sergeant 



Master Engineer Quartermaster 
Junior Grade Sergeant, Q.M.C. 



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Corporal 
Signal 




Saddler 




t'rivate 

First Class 

Medical 



Sergeant 
Quartermaster 



Sergeant 
Signal 



Corporal First Sergeant 

Quartermaster (drum major) 



0^ 

Wagoner 



Private 

First Class 

Infantry 




m 



Private 
I'irst Class 
Engineers 




Chevrons and Specialty marks used by enlisted nicti in Coast Artillery: 




Sergeant Major 
Senior Grade 







s 




























Q§f 




en 




^ 




n 




^ 















- _ , 




/-'--I. 


I^'arrif r 


Horsesiioer 


Band 


^"^'^'' Mechanic ^I^dical 





Private 

First Class 

Quartermaster 




Sergeant Major 


Master 


Engineer 


I'-lcctrician 


Assistant 


Junior Grade 


Electrician 




Sergeant 
I'irst Class 


Engineer 



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Plotte 









Coxwain 







Observer 
Second Class 





Electrician 


I'ireman 


Radio 


Master 


Casemate 


Observer 


Sergeant 




Sergeant 


Gunner 


Electrician 


I'irst Class 


Second Class 














Gun 


First Class 


Second Class 


First Class 


Second Class 


Excellence in 


Pointer 


Gunner, Mine 


Gunner, Mine 


Gunner 


Gunner 


Target Practice, 




Company 


Company 


Gun or Mortar 


Gun or Mortar 


worn on Cuff of 








Company 


Company 


right sleeve 



The Daily Herald of Everett, Washington, in an 
issue on February 3rd, 1919, gave a very extended 
account of the exploits of a former Anoka young 
man, Private Charles Hall. Private Hall was a 
member of the celebrated "Lost Battalion" destined 
to become renowned as the "Light Brigade" of the 
Crimea, 

But Private Hall can tell his story better him- 
self and did so in the paper above referred to, thus: 

"On September 27th, I was called with nine others 
to act as battalion runners, that is to convey mes- 
sages from one command to another along the line 
■of fire. We ten took our posts the afternoon and 
evening of the 27th. At ten o'clock on the 28th 
the infantry again assumed the offensive, the boys 
of the 77th meeting with the greatest resistance from 
the kaiser's guard regiments, every man of whom 
seemed to have a machine gun. The fire was ter- 
rific. It took the 308th two hours to clean up a 
machine gun nest in this particular spot and from 
that time on we had clear sailing. 

"We ran into a German village of dugouts and 
cleaned up that and investigated the place for hid- 
den machine guns and then moved on. The place 
was also a railhead for a German narrow gage rail- 
way. 

"On September 30th the 77th had a skirmish that 
developed into a regular battle. It took place in 
a German cemetery where the German dead of the 
great Verdun offensive were buried. Here the fight- 
ing grew so fast and furious that we runners were 
recalled and I was attached to a machine gun outfit 
as ration and ammunition man. 

"On October 2nd, after the cemetery scrap, we 



advanced over the hill into the valley of the Meuse, 
or one of its tributaries, I do not remember which. 
Here we had very heavy fighting trying to cap- 
ture a German road and we consolidated in battle 
formation once again to break the German front. 
The 92nd Division, colored, was on our left and we 
started after the Germans. 

"But the colored boys got rattled in the advance 
of Wednesday and, as we were in a deep woods, 
"blew up." Whether they were pushed back by 
the Prussian Guard or whether they retreated of 
their own free will, we will never know, but I do 
know this that 700 of us doughboys were suddenly 
isolated in an area two blocks square with Germans 
on both sides of us. We sent out runners but they 
never came back, we sent up flares and sent up car- 
rier pigeons and in/ this manner the Yanks learned 
of our plight two hours after we had been sur- 
rounded, 

"From the night of Wednesday, October 2nd, to 
the night of Monday, October 7th, our battalion 
was isolated on the northern slope of a bleak un- 
sheltered ravine with the German army on the cliff 
above us and with a powerful German detachment 
deeply intrenched on the other side of the ravine so 
close that we could hear the calls of the officers to 
the men, 

"When night settled over the forest on Monday 
our situation was desperate. What little food we 
had with us was gone on the second day. For 
three days we ate plug tobacco and chewed on the 
leaves of the underbrush, it was a good thing that 
poison ivy was not a native of France, For water 
we had to depend upon a muddy stream at the bot- 
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bubbled there invitingly, but each trip to it meant 
exposure to the snipers. 

"More than one of our boys fell victim to a Hun 
sharpshooter in a tree position on the other side 
of the ravine looking down upon us. What few 
blankets and overcoats there were, which had not 
been discarded in the first fine rush which carried 
the ravine, had long since gone to wrap up the 
wounded. Our dead and wounded lay with us on 
the hillside. But 273 of our men came out of this 
scrap without wounds. 

"We were drenched to the skin and weak from 
hunger and long exposure to the chill October 
wind. Major Whittelsey, our commander, and a man 
none of the 700 Yanks will ever forget, a real man, 
sent out nine Yanks to try to cut through the Ger- 
man lines to the rest of the 77th. But six were 
killed and three taken prisoner, two of these latter 
were sent back to try to get us to surrender. 

"Then the Germans sent out an envoy, under a 
white flag, to ask us to surrender or be killed to a 
man and our Major sent back the good American 
answer 'Tell them to go to hell.' We Yanks then 
prepared to do a Custer finish. 

"From that time until we were relieved, we fought 
off three Hun attacks with machine gun, rifle and 
bayonet. We could not have held out much longer 
as we were out of machine gun ammunition. We 
knew in our hearts that the rest of the boys were 
not very far away below us in the forest and trying 
to reach us. We saw planes coming to look for 
us in the fog and trying to drop food to us but 
all that reached us was a package of chocolate and 
a bundle of the 'Stars and Stripes' the army news- 
paper. 

"Our battalion awaited its fourth attack without 
much hope and many of the boys were writing 
farewell letters home. There were some thanks 
whispered shyly for little unchronicled acts of kind- 
ness which the week had witnessed. Here and there 
some men promised to kill each other if it came to a 
question of capture. 

"Then from out of the darkness on October 7th 
we heard a voice calling 'Alajor Whittlesey! Majo*- 
Whittlesey!' The boys along the line could hear 
him answer from his hole in the ground. 

"'Major, We've got here!' The whisper was ex- 
ultant. 

"'We're upon your right, we're here!' Then a 
pause. 

"'And — we've brought some rations for the boys!' 

"There was a moment of absolute silence, and 
then all alongside of the ravine could be heard gusts 
of hysterical laughter. 

"Relief had come! 

"We were happy, tired and cold but we lay down 
where we could and rested. I slept until 11:30 the 
next morning when my buddy woke me up with 
orders that we were moving. As I was sleepily 
stretching a German whizbang came along and T 
got my blighty. A shrapnel fragment had lodged 
in my hip and I was destined for the hospital." 

Private Hall has the original of the last message 
which he carried from Colonel Smith to Major 
Whittlesey just before the battalion was lost. It 
says: 

"Did your troops move forward at 6 o'clock? 
Keep me informed." 

Writing to relatives. Private Gunnard .Anderson 
of Cedar tells of this same event from another angle, 
thus: 

"I am going to tell you the story of the big 
drive which I went through. The first was through 
the Argonne Woods where we fought against ma- 



chine guns. And if you read in the papers where 
the 308th Infantry was in a German trap and al- 
most wiped out, you may be interested to know 
that we were the one who fought our way through 
and got them out. We are the 307th Infantry. 
They are the same unit. There was one Battalion 
and one Company in the trap and they were there 
for seven days without food. 

We also took in Grandpre, and that was some 
battle. We were relieved by the 78th Division. 
We were at Docort, Arrocort, Raycort, and as far 
as the Meuse river and nearly at Sedan. We have 
been through the mill alright, I know now what it 
is to be in a war and I'll never forget it either." 

So many Anoka County lads were engaged in the 
]\Ieuse-Argonne offensive which really broke the 
back of the Hun, that the following report of that 
campaign, as written by General John J. Pershing, 
is given here. It is taken from the Stars and Stripes, 
the army newspaper overseas and is a part of his 
official report. 

Here it is: 

"On the day after we had taken the Saint Mihiel 
salient, much of our corps and army artillery which 
had operated at Saint Mihiel, and our divisions 
in reserve at other points, were already on the move 
toward the area back of the line between the Meuse 
river and the western edge of the forest of Argonne. 
With the exception of Saint IMihiel. the old German 
front line from Switzerland to the east of Rheims 
was still intact. In the general attack planned all 
along the line, the operation assigned the American 
Army as the hinge of this Allied offensive was di- 
rected toward the important railroad communica- 
tions of the German armies through Mezieres and 
Sedan. The enemy must hold fast to this part of 
his lines or the withdrawal of his forces with four 
years accumulation of plants and material would be 
dangerously imperiled. 

The German army had as yet shown no demoral- 
ization, and, while the mass of its troops had sufifered 
in morale, its first class divisions and notably its 
machine gun defense were exhibiting remarkable 
tactical efficiency as well as courage. The German 
general staff was fully aware of the consequences 
of a success on the Meuse-.\rgonne line. Certain 
that he would do everything in his power to oppose 
us. the action was planned with as much secrecy 
as possible and was undertaken with the determina- 
tion to use all our divisions in forcing a decision. 
We expected to draw the best German divisions 
to our front and consume them while the enemy 
was held under grave apprehension lest our attack 
should break his line, which it was our firm purpose 
to do. 

Our right flank was protected by the Meuse, while 
our left embraced the Argonne forest, whose ravines, 
hills and elaborate defenses screened by dense 
thickets, had been generally considered impregnable. 
Our order of battle from right to left was the Third 
Corps from the Meuse to Malancourt, with the 33rd, 
80th and Fourth Divisions in line, and the Third 
Division as corps reserve: the I'ifth corns from Mal- 
ancourt to Vauquois, with the 70th. 37th and 91st 
Divisions in line and the 32nd Division in corps 
reserve and the First corps from Vauquois to Vicnne 
de Chateau, with the 3.Sth, 28th and 77th Divisions 
in line and the 92nd in corps reserve. The army 
reserve consisted of the I'irst, 29th and 82nd Divi- 
sions. 

On the night of September 2.Sth our troops quietly 
took the place of the French, who thinly held the 
line in this sector which had long been inactive. In 
the attack, which began on the 26th. we drove 
through the barbed wire entanglements and the sea 
of shell craters across Xo Man's Land, mastering 
all the first line of defenses. Continuing on the 27th 



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131 



and 28th, against machine guns and artillery of an 
increasing number of enemy reserve divisions, we 
penetrated to a depth of from three to seven miles 
and took the village of Montfaucon and its com- 
manding hill, and Exermont, Gercourt, Cuisy, Sept- 
sarges, Malancourt, Ivoiry, Epinonville, Charpentry, 
Very and other villages. 

East of the Meuse, one of our divisions which 
was with the Second Colonial French corps, cap- 
tured Alarcheville and Rieville, giving further pro- 
tection to the flank of our main body. 

We had taken 10,000 prisoners, we had gained our 
point of forcing the battle into the open, and were 
prepared for the enemy's reaction which was bound 
to come as he had good roads and ample railroad 
facilities for bringing up his artillery and reserves. 

In the chill rain of dark nights our engineers 
had to build new roads across spongy, shelltorn 
areas, repair broken roads beyond No Man's Land, 
and build bridges. Our gunners, with no thought 
of sleep, put their shoulders to wheels and drag- 
ropes to bring their guns through the mire in sup- 
port of the infantry now under the increasing fire 
of the enemy's artillery. Our attack had taken the 
enemy by surprise, but quickly recovering himself, 
he began fierce counterattacks in strong force, sup- 
ported by heavy bombardments with large quantities 
of gas. From September 28th until October 4th 
we maintained the ofifensive against patches of woods 
defended by snipers and continuous lines of machine 
guns, and pushed forward our guns and transport 
seizing strategical points in preparation for further 
attacks. 

The Allied progress elsewhere cheered the efforts 
of our men in this crucial contest as the German 
command threw in more and more first class troops 
to stop our advance. We made a steady headway 
in the almost impenetrable and strongly held Ar- 
gonne forest, for, despite his reinforcements, it was 
our army that was doing the driving. Our aircraft 
was increasing in skill and numbers and forcing the 
issue, and_ our infantry and artillery were improving 
rapidly with each new experience. 

The replacements fresh from home were put into 
exhausted divisions with little time for training, but 
they had the advantage of serving beside men who 
knew their business and who had almost become 
veterans overnight. The enemy had taken every 
advantage of the terrain which especially favored 
the defense, by a prodigal use of machine 
guns _ manned by highly trained veterans and 
by using his artillery at short ranges. In the face 
of such strong frontal positions we should have been 
unable to accomplish any progress according to pre- 
viously accepted standards, but I had every con- 
fidence in our aggressive tactics and the courage of 
our troops. 

On October 4th, the attack was renewed all along 
our front. The Third Corps, tilting to the left fol- 
lowed the Brieulles-Cunel road, our Fifth Corps 
took Gesnes, while along the irregular valley of the 
Aire river and in the wooded hills of the Argonne 
that border the river, used by the enemy with all 
his art and weapons of defense, the First Corps ad- 
vanced for over two miles. This sort of fighting 
continued against an enemy striving to hold every 
foot of ground and whose very strong counterat- 
tacks challenged us at every point. On the 7th, the 
First Corps captured Chatel-Chehery and continued 
along the river to Cornay. On the east of the Meuse 
sector, one of the two divisions co-operating with 
the French captured Consenvoye and the Haumont 
woods. On the 9th, the Fifth corps in its progress 
up the Aire, took Fleville, and the Third Corps 
which had continuous fighting against odds was 
working its way through Pjrieulles and Cunel. On 
the 10th we had cleared the Argonne Forest of the 
enemv. 



It was now necessary to constitute a Second army, 
and on October 10th the immediate command of the 
First Army was turned over to Lieutenant General 
Hunter Liggett. The command of the Second Army, 
whose divisions occupied a sector in the Woevre 
was given to Lieutenant General Robert L. BuUard, 
who had been commander of the First Division and 
then on the Third Corps. Major General Dickman 
was transferred to the command of the First Corps, 
while the Fifth Corps was placed under Major Gen- 
eral Charles P. Summerall, who had recently com- 
manded the First Division. Major General John L. 
Hines, who had gone rapidly up from regimental to 
division commander, was assigned to the Third 
Corps. These four officers had been in France from 
the early days of the expedition and had learned 
their lessons in the school of practical warfare. 

Our constant pressure against the enemy brought 
day by day more prisoners, mcjsth' survivors from 
machine guns nests captured in fighting at close 
quarters. On October 18th there was very fierce 
fighting in the Caures woods east of the Meuse and 
in the Ormont wood. On the 14th the First Corps 
took Saint Juvin. and the Fifth Corps, by hand to 
hand encounters, entered the formidable Kriemhilde 
line where the enemy had hoped to check us in- 
definitely. Later the Fifth Corps penetrated fur- 
ther the Kreimhilde line, and the First Corps took 
Champigneulles and the important town of Grand 
Pre. Our dogged offensive was wearing down the 
enemy, who continued desperately to throw his best 
troops against us, thus weakening his line in front 
of our Allies and making their advance less diffi- 
cult. 

On the 23rd, the Third and Fifth Corps pushed 
northward to the level of Bantheville. While we 
continued to press forward and throw back the 
enemy's violent counterattacks with great loss to 
him a regrouping of our forces was under way for the 
final assault. Evidences of loss of morale by the 
enemy gave our men more confidence in attack and 
more fortitude in enduring the fatigue of incessant 
effort and the hardships of very inclement weather. 

With comparatively well rested divisions, the final 
advance in the M'euse-Argonne front was begun on 
Nov. 1st. Our increased artillery force acquitted 
itself magnificently in support of the advance, and 
the enemy broke before the determined infantry 
which, by its persistent fighting of the past weeks 
and the dash of this attack, had overcome his will to 
resist. The Third Corps took Aincreville. Doulon 
and Andevanne, and the Fifth Corps took Landres 
et St. Georges and pressed through successive lines 
of resistance to Bayonville and Chennery. On the 
2nd. the First Corps joined in the movement which 
now became an impetuous onslaught that could not 
be stayed. 

On the 3rd, advance troops were hurried forward 
in pursuit, some by motor trucks, while the artillery 
pressed along the country roads close behind. The 
First Corps reached Authe and Chattillon-sur-Bar, 
the Fifth Corps, Fosse and Nouart, and the Third 
Corps Halles, penetrating the enemy's line to a 
depth of 12 miles. Our large caliber guns had ad- 
vanced and were skilfully brought into position to 
fire upon the important railroad lines at Montmedy 
Longuyon and Conflans. Our Third Corps crossed 
the Meuse on the 5th, and the other corps, in the 
full confidence that the day was theirs, eagerly 
cleared the way of machine guns as they swept 
northward, maintaining complete co-ordination 
throughout. On the 6th a division of the First 
Corps reached a point on the Meuse opposite Sedan. 
25 miles from our line of departure. The strategi- 
cal goal which was our highest hope was gained. 
We had cut the enemy's main line of communica- 
tions and nothing but surrender or an armistice 
could save his army from complete disaster. 



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In all 44 enemy divisions had been used against 
us in the Meuse-Argonne battle. Between Septem- 
ber 26th and November 6th we took 16,059 prisoners 
and 468 guns on this front. Our divisions engaged 
were the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 26th, 28th, 29th, 
32nd, 33rd, 35th, 37th, 42nd, 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, 
82nd, 89th, 90th, 91st. Many of our divisions re- 
mained in line for a length of time that required 
nerves of steel, while others were sent in again 
after only a few days of rest. The 1st, 2nd, 5th, 
26th, 42nd, 77th, 79th, 80th, 89th and 90th were 
in the line twice. Although some of the divisions 
were fighting their first battle, they soon became 
equal to the best. 

On the three days preceding November 10th, the 
Third Corps and the Second Colonial and Seven- 
teenth French Corps fought a difficult struggle 
through the Meuse hills south of Stenay and forced 
the enemy into the plain. Meanwhile, my plans for 
further use of the American forces contemplated an 
advance between the Meuse and the Moselle in the 
direction of Longwy by the First Army, while at 
the same time the Second Army should assume the 
offensive toward the rich iron fields of Briev. These 
operations were to be followed by an offensive to- 
ward Chateau-Salins, east of the Moselle, thus isolat- 
ing Metz. Accordingly, attacks on the American 
front had been ordered, and that of the Second Army 
was in progress on the morning of November 11th, 
when instructions were received that hostilities 
should cease at 11 o'clock a. m. 

At this moment the line of the American sector 
from right to left began at Port-sur-Seille, thence 
across the Moselle to Vandieres and through the 
Woevre to Beronvaux, in the foothills of the Meuse, 
thence along the foothills and through the northern 
edge of the Woevre forests to the Meuse at Mouzay, 
thence along the Meuse connecting Avith the French 
near Sedan." 

Every case of heroisin, every example of fidelity 
to duty which has been found among the men who 
went into the army and navy from Anoka County 
cannot be set forth in this book. But here and 
there a case may be selected to indicate that the 
men who went from here upheld the traditions of 
the county in a splendid manner. These instances 
are not related to focus the lime light especially 
upon the men mentioned but rather to show the stuff 
that Uncle Sam received when he called upon this 
county for men. 

The Jusqua Bout related this incident: 

"Men working on the loading crews, commonly 
called Stevadores and considered the most strenu- 
ous work around a camp, work ten hours a day 
with but one day's rest out of every seven, same 
as all others. 

This day seldom falls on Sunday so that the load- 
ing crews are denied the pleasures of passes when 
the people turn out for a day of rest. It is a sorely 
needed period when it comes. No matter how 
big and strong they are, the labor is heavy and 
wearing. 

"L,ast Tuesday, at the Third Company, a big quiet 
fellow who works on the loading crew was informed 
that it was his day off. Later in the day an officer 
discovered him back at work and inquired of the 
Sergeant if the man had not been told. When asked 
why he went back to work the man reluctantly re- 
plied 'Oh, they were short of men and the fellows 
said they were worked down, so I thought I'd go 
right on and work.' 

"That man was Private Walter S. Barrott. His 
spirit is the kind which will win this war." 

It is hard for the friends of Lester Folsom, an old 
Anoka boy who went into the army frona Minnea- 
polis, to imagine him as a hunhusker. 

Here is one of his letters: 



Somewhere in France, 
Monday, October 14th, 1918. 

Note from yours truly from the front might in- 
terest some old friends so here goes. 

I say at the front but, to be more exact, we are 
little less than 10 miles in rear of the front where 
there is Hun entertainment enough to please us. 
We made a flying trip from the States, over France 
to this section, it being less than two months from 
the time we were called until we reached here. 

Ran across A. C. Kimball, Fridley and a couple 
other Anoka boys in this regiment. We are pretty 
well split up now, the company all remaining in this 
sector, however. 

Our trip overseas wasn't vi^hat one would call a. 
pleasure trip. Sea sickness prevailed as might be 
expected. I wasn't sea sick but very sick of the sea. 
Cross it once more coming home and it will satisfy 
my appetite for sea travel. 

Our trip through France was made in side door 
pullman, truck and long hikes, living in our pup 
tents till we reached here where we have French 
barracks and dugouts. Give me the barracks as the 
dugouts are damp and are apt to be already ten- 
anted by rats. France would be great to tour after 
the war. The roads are Al, crushed rock, high, wide 
and handsome. The country up to the front is a 
great sight, hills, light timber, fields are models of 
neatness, villages off in the distances. Villages are 
only two and three miles apart here. The farmers 
living in these villages and working out of them. 

We have done our bit, our work I can't state, 
in this big drive that started September 26th. As 
you see by the papers the boys have knocked h — 
out of Fritz and by news last 12 hours it is all 
over but the shouting. 

We have been visited a few times by Fritz via 
aeroplane but he hasn't done much in our locality 
and hasn't earned his salt as a bomb tosser. Raids 
are at night and a great sight to see, the sky is 
one network of searchlights playing for these birds, 
and a greater sight to see our planes bring old Fritz 
down. 

Would like to write a couple of pages or so but 
supply paper will not permit. We are all well and 
on the jump, getting our three squares a day and 
plenty of sleep. 

Yours truly, 

Lester Folsom. 

The output of the Military Relief Committee of 
the Anoka County Chapter of the American Red 
Cross was indeed vast. The period covered in this 
report is from September 1st, 1917, to March 3rd, 
1919. 

During that time these things were made and ship- 
ped to headquarters: 

187 Quilts 60 

125 Afghans 20 

428 Property Bags 413 

46 Kerchiefs (women) 43 

134 Army Shirts (remodeled) 225 

21 Hospital Scrub Clothes.. 92 

5 Hospital Story Books ... 79 

810 Pillows 33 

706 Work Mittens 25 

73 Nurses' Mits 7 

200 Shoulder Wraps 4 

98 Slippers (pairs) 9 

203 Hot Water Bag Covers. . 9 

148 Ice Bag Covers 9 

50 Rolls of Bandages 7 

53 Sash Curtains 4 

too Rolls of Linen 6 

44 Rolls of Old Cotton 7 

18 Rugs ' 2 

49 Christmas Box i 

133 Tray Cloth i 

12'^ Velvet Bag i 

228 Bundle (misc.) i 

nr Clothing to Belgians, 

350 large box i 



Socks (pairs) 4 

Sweaters 

Wristlets (pairs) 

Helmets 

Mufflers 

Trench and Aviation caps 

Abdominal Bands 

Hospital Bed Shirts i 

Pajama Suits 

Convalescent Robes 
Boys' Winter Suits . 

Pinafores 

Girls' Petticoats .... 

Undershirts 

Underdrawers 

Girls' Dresses 

Sheets 

Pillow Cases 

Bath Towels 

Hand Towels 

Wash Cloths 

Handkerchiefs 

Napkins 

Bed Sock= 

Comfort Kits 



WITH THE COLORS FROM ANOKA COUNTY 



133 



Clothing to Northern Minnesota Fire Sufferers. 
Three large boxes Eight large cartons 

Two suit cases full 

"Linen for France," Special allotment. 

Bath Towels 275 Sheets 100 

Hand Towels 550 Handkerchiefs 330 

Napkins 30 

A number of Anoka County young men were 
selected for service by the local draft board and sent 



to various camps but failed, for one reason or an- 
other — usually physical disability — to be enlisted for 
service. As these young men were not actually in 
the army or navy of the United States, their pic- 
tures are not included with those published. 

The names of these, the dates of induction into 
service and the camp to which they were sent 
follow: 



drder No. 


Name 


Address 


Camp 


226 


Clarence Schinkel 


Anoka 


Lewis 


301% 


Wesley J. Tyler 


Anoka 


Columbus Bks. 


341 


Elmer Cady 


Anoka 


Lewis 


497% 


Carl Bauman 


Columbia Heights 


Grant 


523 


Amos LaBelle 


Centerville 


Wadsworth 


538 


Adolph Nygren 


Columbia Heights 


Grant 


544 


Henry Madson 


Columbia Heights 


Grant 


578 


David Reese Parsons 


Cedar 


Grant 


596 


Harold Seabloom 


Hugo 


Wadsworth 


621 


William G. Adams 


Fridley 


Wadsworth 


736 


Fred H. West 


Columbia Heights 


Wadsworth 


741' 


Ray Cramer 


Anoka 


Wadsworth 


744 


Fredrick W. Winter 


Columbia Heights 


Wadsworth ■ 


82s 


Fred W. Mattutat 


St. Francis 


Grant 


849 


Joseph C. Lewellen 


Fridley 


Wadsworth 


864 


Frank Adams 


Fridley 


Wadsworth 


909 


William D. Livingston 


Fridley 


Wadsworth 


939 


William Hughes 


Cedar 


Wadsworth 


941 


Erwin Victor Peterson 


Wyoming 


Grant 


963 


Edward Louis Anderson 


Forest Lake 


Wadsworth 


1023 


Leonard E. Penney 


Anoka 


Uni. of Minn. 


1039 


Charles Edward Porter 


Columbia Heights 


Wadsworth 


1072 


Ralph Herbert Johnson 


Stacy 


Wadsworth 


1095 


Elmer Johnson 


Anoka 


Wbdsworth 


1131 


Ernest G. Baker 


Columbia Heights 


Wiadsworth 




From the registrations of June 5th 


and August 24th, : 


6 


Nicholas Martell 


Columbia Heights 


Grant 


16 


Arthur C. Ward 


Anoka 


Dunwoody 


50 


Adolph W. Johnson 


Anoka 


Forest 


54 


Lars Okerstrom 


Anoka 


Forest 





Date 




May 


2Sth, 


1Q18 


Mav 


3rd, 


I9I« 


June 


28th, 


iqi8 


June 


28th, 


iqi8 


lulv 


22nd, 


iqi8 


June 


28th, 


iqi8 


June 


28th, 


iqi8 


June 


28th, 


iqi8 


lulv 


22nd, 


iqi8 


.lulv 


30th, 


iqi8 


lulv 


22nd, 


iqi8 


lulv 


22nd, 


iqiH 


lulv 


22nd, 


iqi8 


Aug. 


28th, 


iqi8 


lulv 


22nd, 


iqi8 


lulv 


22nd, 


iqi8 


lulv 


22nd, 


iqi8 


lulv 


22nd, 


iqi8 


Aug. 


28th, 


iqi8 


Aug. 


28th, 


iqi8 


Aug. 


15th, 


iqi8 


lulv 


22nd, 


iqi8 


.lulv 


22nd, 


iq.8 


lulv 


22nd, 


iq.8 


July 


22nd, 


1918 



I9I8 



Sept. iqth, 1918 

Sept. 19th, 1918 

Oct. 24th, 19 1 8 

Oct. 24th, 1918 



An account of the experiences of Private Amos 
Iveger of the City of Anoka gives those at home 
something of an idea of what war means. 

Dramatic in the extreme was this young soldier's 
experiences in the front line ofifensive at Bois De 
Banteville in the early hours of November 1st, 
when his company lost six men killed and thirteen 
wounded by a big shell. 

"I saw four men on my right and two on my 
left side blown to death with that shell, said Leger. 
"That is the closest to death I ever came. The sen- 
sation cannot be described. I saw my friends torn 
to shreds. I couldn't understand the miracle that 
had been worked, for I was in the center of the 
line, but I was not touched. Sergeant Joseph M. 
Johnson of Hood River, Oregon and I were left 
standing alone in that squad when the order was 
shouted to go forward. Shells had been coming over 
us all night. This was 2 a. m. and Sergeant John- 
son and I fought on until 7 a. m. when we were called 
back to company headquarters at Sergeres. We 
stayed there until November 4th. Then we were 
ordered to the front again to help the Fifth Divi- 
sion across the Meuse at Brielles. There were 
thirty of us who had volunteered to throw a smoke 
screen to help the engineers put a pontoon bridge 
across the river. Our operation was successful. 
After we had crossed the Meuse the Gas Regiment 
was again ordered 'over the top' and we advanced 
a mile to relieve some infantry. I was knocked 
down twice that night, November 5th, by high ex- 
plosive shells bursting too near. 

"Sergeant Johnson told me he found me lying in 
a shell hole from shell shock. He carried me back 
to company headquarters and there I remained un- 
til November 11th, when the armistice was signed. 
The following day we moved forward to German 
billets and were putting ammunition in a shed, when 
someone dropped a lighted match or cigaret butt 
in a box of explosives and my face was burned." 

Amos Leger enlisted in the army April 16th, 
1918, joining the Engineer Motor Transportation 
Corps at Fort Meyer, Virginia, where he trained 
imtil June 20th. when he volunteered to go overseas 



for immediate service. The trip over was made 
in the U. S. S. Grant, a German ship before the 
war. He landed at Brest, July 13th, and two days 
later was hauling ammunition and supplies to the 
front lines. 

Eager for direct fighting, he joined Company F, 
of the First Gas Regiment, August 29th and was dis- 
patched to Luneville where he carried ammunition 
in 72 pound cases to the front, on his back, the 
trips being made at night, sometimes under heavy 
enemy fire. 

"We were throwing gas bombs at the enemy at 
St. Mihiel, beginning the great drive at 5 a. m., 
September 12th, and after four days and nights 
hard fighting there were sent to the Argonne Forest. 
We hiked 82 miles with full pack, arriving in the 
big woods September 22nd. We laid in small tents 
under driving rain until September 25th, when our 
regiment went to the front line and over the top at 
5:10 a. m. September 26th. We saw the hardest 
kind of fighting against machine gun nests for 48 
hours. We were given a rest of ten days at Gere- 
court. At the end of that rest I volunteered with 
29 other men to throw a smoke screen in order 
to let a tired out division of infantrymen change. 
The screen was put up and the tired soldiers re- 
placed by fresh ones. So far as known that was 
the first important shift of men successfully made 
in broad daylight, at least in the Argonne sector. 
I was at the offensive at Verdun from October 18th 
to 20th, and in those two days our company put 
over 250 gas bombs, causing great losses to the 
enemy, who was forced to retire, leaving the dead 
on the field." 

After the accidental burning of his face, young 
Leger was on Hospital Train 58 for three nights 
and two days, his eyes bandaged to save the sight. 
He was treated at Soully field evacuation hospital, 
on the train and later at Base Hospital Lll, leaving 
December 29th and arriving at Brest January 3rd 
after a journey of three days and three nights in 
American boxcars. 

"We were in mud to our ankles at Brest," he 
said, "ft rained 19 of the 21 days I was at Brest. 
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and although I had the flu, I told everybody I felt 
fine. I didn't want to be left behind, and I wasn't. 
We left Brest on the S. S. Celtic, January 24th, and 
landed at New York February 2nd. I was mustered 
out at Camp Dodge, February 20th, and now am 
back in Anoka, eager only to see a lasting peace." 

It is manifestly impossible to publish in a book 
of this sort all of the letters submitted which have 
been received from Anoka County men in the ser- 
vice. The numerous letters, which have been used 
have been selected with the idea of giving as wide 
a variety as possible, including letters from men in 
different branches of the service and from men 
who hailed from various parts of the county. 

Here is one: 

Clermont-en-Argonne 
Father's Day, November 23rd, 1918. 
"Dear Father: 

"Today is a day set aside as father's day by the 
U. S. Army and the censor has lifted the ban on 
this letter. Each one of us is supposed to write 
a letter to his father today telling where we have 
been and what we have done and what battles we 
have been in. 

"These letters are to be taken across the sea in 
a special ship so that you will receive them on 
Christmas day. I am here waiting for transporta- 
tion to take me back to my company in the Motor 
Mechanics which is located in southern France and 
at one of the largest aviation fields in France. I 
have been on detached service since August 21st. 
Was working on aeroplanes and was in line for a 
commission as aviator when they came around look- 
ing for men who would volunteer to go to the 
front and run a water train for a big drive. I 
wanted to see the front and gave up my chance for 
a commission in order to volunteer for this service. 

"Was put in charge of a section of the trucks and 
another Sergeant was put in charge of the other 
section, made up of thirty big five and a half ton 
trucks with the bodies removed and galvanized tanks 
in their places. Each tank held a thousand gallons 
of water. 

"Then we started for the front which was about 
four hundred miles away. On September 12th the 
drive started and we were first behind the lines 
near the town of Flirey, which is about thirty-five 
miles northeast of the large city of Toul. 

"We landed in Flirey about five o'clock in the 
afternoon, and the roads had been so badly shot 
up that it took us until three the next morning to 
make the next town which was Essey. We were 
so tired that most of us slept right out in the 
open although the Germans were sending shells all 
around us. Shells were hitting that road on which 
we were traveling that night very often. 

"The next morning about nine we left Essey and 
went to Cannes where we made our headquarters 
until we came here. The Germans had their head- 
quarters in that town just four hours before we 
moved in. They shelled the town about every day. 
One day I was walking down the street when I 
heard a shell come whizzing. It hit within fifty 
feet of me and killed eleven mules. 

"We slept in dugouts all the time that we were 
there and one night I counted forty shells which 
came along but not one of them burst. They were 
what we call duds. Not over a hundred yards 
from my dugout one night an American artillery 
unit stopped. They had barely unhitched their 
horses when shells began to hit among them killing 
five horses and four men. 

"We were stationed at Cannes until October 30th, 
and all of that time traveled roads which were 
under shell fire. Many times shells hit just in front 
of or just behind my section of trucks. 

"One day the sergeant in charge of the other 



trucks got lost and started for a town in sight not 
far away. Soon German machine guns opened fire 
on him and he turned about and beat it the other 
way very quickly without anybody being injured. 
The truck was hit thirty times. 

"I saw as many as thirty German airplanes over 
the town in which we were located, at one time 
and saw several airplane battles and balloons shot 
down. 

"That front which we were on was the St. Mihiel 
front, and on the Metz sector. Some of the towns 
which we used to pass through while hauling water 
were Norsard, St. Benoit, Beney Bouillionville, Thia- 
court. The last two towns were shelled about every 
day. I used to go to Toul after gasoline about 
twice a week and went once to Nancy after repair 
parts for the trucks. 

"When they started the armistice I was near the 
Argonne forest and am still here. While we were 
on the Metz front the First, Rainbow and 89th Divi- 
sions were near us and I saw the Howell boys and 
Faye McAllister. They gave me some Anoka papers 
and I was indeed glad to get them, for I had re- 
ceived no mail while I was on that front. 

"This town is pretty badly torn down and no civil- 
ians live here at all. Received a letter from Bellows 
some time ago but the censor had cut out over half 
of it. He is located on the Flanders front with the 
27th Division now. 

"I have seen a lot of dead Germans and some dead 
Americans on this front and have gathered some 
souvenirs. 

"On our way across the Atlantic we stopped at 
Halifax for three days and there were thirty-four 
ships in our convoy. One day we saw a bunch of 
submarines. I was on the upper deck near the rail- 
ing and saw one of the subs not far from our boat. 
The next boat shelled and sunk it. They also sunk 
two others on the way over. 

"Your son, 
"Sergeant Levitte F. Martin. 

"Censored 
E. H. Riddle, 
1st Lt. U. S. Army." 

The sending of Christmas packages to cheer the 

soldiers overseas was in charge of a committee 

headed by Mrs. G. I. Gillespie. Candies, small gifts, 

and the like were packed in boxes 3x4x9 and labeled 

with a form label sent home by the soldier who 

was to receive the package. 

A large number of gifts were sent thus in the 

first three weeks of November, 1918. 

Mrs. Gillespie was assisted by a committee of 

members from the various Red Cross auxiliaries of 

the county. The committee was: 

Mrs. John Wilson, Route 2, Anoka 

Mrs. E. B. Sherman, Route i, Anoka 

Mrs. Alvin Hare, Route 2, Anoka 

Mrs. Jas. Kennedy, Route 2, Anoka 

Mrs. W. E. Bradley, Route i, Anoka 

Mrs. Robt. Swanson, Route 4, Anoka 

Mrs. Ralph Talbert. Route n, Anoka 

Mrs. Louis Dye, Fridley 

Mrs. Wm. Ericksen. Constance 

Mrs. W. A. Gallagher, Cedar 

Mrs. Ella Schaeffer, Cedar. 

Mrs. Nylander, Cedar x 

Mrs. M. Bodine,_ Cedar 

Miss Jessie White, Forest Lake 

Mrs. Roy Stoner. Forest Lake 

Mrs. G, H. Erridge, Forest Lake 

Mrs. Stephen Le Vesseur, Forest Lake 

Mrs. C. H. Root, Elk River 

Miss Maude Grant, Wyoming 

Mrs. G. Wahlund, Wyoming 

Miss Bessie Crete, Hugo 

Miss Josephine Husnich, Hugo 

Mrs. Grace Cable, Hugo 

Mrs. Wm. Gallagher, Route 2, Anoka 

Mrs. John Smith, St. Francis 

Mrs. H. H. Deeble. iioo Gould Ave. N. E., Minneapolis, Co- 
lumbia Heights Auxiliary. 

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a letter from Lieutenant Edgar J. Goodrich which 
told briefly of his experiences: 

"I see Stub Allison frequently. He is busy at 
present with a Foot Ball Team, which goes soon 
to play a game at another Aviation Center about 
80 miles away, and they are going over in planes 
— what do you think of that? I never thought I'd 
live to see the time when foot ball teams would 
travel about in airships, but evidently it has arrived. 
They have a right good team here too, all collegt 
stars, from all parts of the country, several ail- 
American men included. 

"The French people surely have been celebrating 
the past few days, as you've probably read in the 
papers, and while we a'"'- ■^ot close to the big 'doin's,' 
the echoes reached do" > Tere and our little town is 
really quite gay. I dio.' ' k:now there were so many 
flags in the world as I'vt -een today. Every building 
from the cathedral to ihe smallest barn is draped 
and the number of American flags is surprising. 
They surely have reason to celebrate after these 
years of war. I'll bet things livened up a bit at 
home too — the fire bell perhaps and a holiday for 
the school kids. And now, of course, all our ru- 
mors are about going home'. According to some, 
we'll be home for Christmas dinner but we don't 
know which Christmas. 

"The gunnery course, just finished, was a dandy, 
some wild rides with plenty of thrills along with 
some good instruction. A million dollars looks like 
cigarette money to a chap who climbs in the cock 
pit of an old bus just after the sun comes up and 
sails away through the crisp morning air and literally 
walks on clouds. And then you stand up, the 
chariot jumping and bucking and shoot with a 
camera gun, at an attacking plane which goes 
through all the evolutions in the "flying drill man- 
ual." Then when your mission is finished, you sit 
up there and watch this beautiful country unroll 
way down below and hang on like the dickens while 
your pilot cuts a few capers which pick up the earth 
and throw it around on all sides. Then maybe, 
you dive down to the river and sail for a few miles 
just above the water, lined with banks covered with 
queer, old, stone houses, old boats and washing, 
zooming for the bridges with such speed that all 
the cars and teams seem to be standing still. From 
there you swing and climb over the town with it's 
narrow, little streets, old rambling houses, dinky 
street cars, cathedrals and towers and then back to 
the field with the ships swarming around like a 
flock of mosquitoes. This is the life. One good 
ride would put pep in a post. 

"And now I'm going to crawl under my pile of 
bedding and coats and prepare to growl about the 
shortness of the night when I shiver out in the 
cold, gray dawn. Morning surely comes quickly 
and it seems the earlier I go to bed the sooner I 
get up. 

"Regards to the town. 
Edgar." 

John Hefi'elfinger is in the navy. The Anoka 
County Union thus quoted from a letter received 
from him toward the last of December: 

"We are in receipt of an interesting letter from 
John A. Heffelfinger whom Anoka citizens will re- 
member as once connected with the old Anoka Shoe 
factory. He has been on the U. S. S. Pueblo and 
has traveled to France and just returned from Rio 
de Janeiro, Brazil. Flis boat is now in the navy 
yard being overhauled and made ready as a suitable 
transport to carry troops back from France. He 
has made six trips across and previous to that, pa- 
trolled South American waters for nine months. He 
entered the service at the beginning of the war and 
has been on the move ever since. They had the 



record for duration and mileage of the battle ships 
and broke all records on their trip to Rio de Janeiro, 
including 24 hours stop for coaling at the Virgin 
Islands. They were in Rio de Janerio five days 
and back in 36 days. They took the ambassador 
down. On this trip, about 6,100 tons of coal were 
burned. Mr. Heffelfinger was advanced to a first 
class petty officer in the engineer's force. 

"It might be interesting to know that their war 
crew has been reduced from 1,200 to 750 so as to 
carry as many soldiers as possible. Formerly they 
had a 25-piece band. 100 marines and 400 deck hands, 
of the latter only 100 were retained and the marines 
and band are gone. They claim the soldiers are to 
put in eight hours in the cots and 16 hours out. 
By so doing there will be three soldiers for every 
cot running eight hour shifts for sleeping. Of course 
this remains to be seen." 

The Senior Class of the Anoka High School 
adopted two French war orphans. On November 
20th the Anoka Union published several letters from 
these forlorn, yet brave people, which should interest 
every reader with any real sympathy for suffering 
France. Here are the letters: 

"Miss: 

"How happy I was to receive a letter from 
America. I was jealous of the others who received 
one. At present, I am happy to know you, to know 
your name, your age and to know that you passed 
your examination, but you did not say if you grad- 
uated. 

"I do not know whether all of the class adopted 
orphans, because none said anything again on this 
subject here. I hope they will not be slow in inform- 
ing my mother. 

"I thank you again very much, as well as all your 
associates, for wishing to help me, and my great 
desire is to study and become a fine scholar, be- 
cause I love very much to go to school. I am in 
the certified class. I am always the first. The holi- 
days will soon end. I shall go to school again and 
try to keep my place to please you and also my 
mama. 

"You believe that I have no one near to me, but 
Miss, I have a grandmother who has come with us, 
when the Germans drove her away after they had 
taken everything. We are still far from the front, 
but we hear the cannon, and, thanks to the Ameri- 
can soldiers who risk nothing, because they are brave 
soldiers, who will come some day to deliver my 
grandmother's country, that is on the Meuse, this 
poor country that was invaded four years ago. Also 
I thank you most heartily for coming to the aid of 
our soldiers, to drive from France the foul boches, 
who have caused so much suffering, who have made 
us so unhappy. They killed our papa, who was so 
well-bred, genteel, who loved us so much, so my 
mama has much trouble to raise us. 

"You should know that I have a little sister who 
is called Margaret and a little brother Bene, who 
is very much younger than I, and my mama is 
often very ill. For more than a month she has 
not earned anything. 

"Dear Mildred, you asked me if you could make 
me something. I will ask if you are willing to make 
a little woolen cape, for this winter, to go to school, 
because I have two kilometers to go and it is very 
cold in this district. I would also like some gaiters, 
there is always much snow, and last winter I frosted 
my ankles. I go so far to school, because in my little 
country no one could instruct me enough to be a 
school teacher, also, I thank you again. I do not 
know the little boy, Charles Perrot, of whom you 
spoke, for he lives far from here. You will be happy 
if T write you a good letter? I wish you would' 
write to me often, if that is possible. I close with 



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sending you a great lot of kisses for you and your 
companions. 

"Simone Petijean. 
"P. S. — I enclose a flower from my little garden, 
it is the last. M'ama wants me to send you my 
photograph. I will send my portrait in exchange 
for yours." 

"Miss: 

"I will add a word to this letter of my little 
Simone, in order to thank you for your kindness in 
adopting this child. I want you to know she is 
frolicsome, but as good as any in the town. She 
is very gifted in studies, and that pleases her. T 
am happy because she plays nicely and behaves well, 
especially with the help of such genteel ladies as 
you. Her great desire is to learn English, but alas, 
I am little use to her this winter, because I have 
been ill for a long time. I have not been able to 
work and living is so high. I thank the brave 
American soldiers most heartily who are helping 
our soldiers so much and coming to restore the 
liberty of the inhabitants of my country. And think 
of the joy of my poor mother, who is 76 years old 
and who^ saw such terrible things, when she hopes 
to return home soon. 

" You may write often to my little girl and you 
may be sure she wishes you to answer often with a 
long letter. 

"My best regards to all, with my thanks. 

"Madame Petijean." 
"Dear Miss: 

"To satisfy my little Simone's wishes, I must write 
you a few words. She has been ill for several days 
and cannot write for herself and as she is anxious 
for news from you all insists that I write for her. 
She is sufifering with malignant Grippe, such as is 
prevalent in your country. I trust it will not prove 
too serious, though today her temperature has been 
very high. She is very lonely and frets because of 
her enforced seclusion. She also worries because 
she is falling behind in her classes and I fear when 
she begins again she will study and work so hard 
to catch up with her companions that she will make 
herself ill again, but I pray she will be wise and be 
governed by her superiors and not be imprudent. 

"Her little brother Rene and a sister Marguerite 
are quite well at this moment. As for me, I suffer 
always with the pain in my head, to the extent that 
I cannot work for my dear children who love me 
much. 

"I leave you for today, hoping that Simone will 
soon be able to write you a long letter herself. 

"My family joins me in sending our friendships 
and gratitude to you and your little companions in 
class. 

"Marie Petijean." 

"Miss: 

"Mrs. Petijean gave me to read the charming letter 
received from you in the name of your class — ad- 
dressed to her little daughter. I am interested in 
this unfortunate family and wish to thank you for 
the .sympathy shown in their distress. Words can- 
not express her joy at receiving your letters and 
the comfort she derives from them. Mr. Petijean 
was a notary. He was highly appreciated for his 
doctrines and honesty bj' his patrons. 

"In 1914 he was called to arms. He fought during 
1914 and 1915 and finally in 1916 took part in the 
battle of Verdun. He fell at Damloup on March 
17th, 1916. We know from his comrades that he 
was instantly killed in action. He was loved by his 
companions at arms. One of them wrote to the 
widow. 

"Madam Petijean receives a small pension from 
the state, and a little assistance from another French 



organization, but needless to say, all this is insuffi- 
cient for their actual needs. The mother, in very 
delicate health, tried to do menial work in a kitchen, 
but was obliged to stop. She is a young woman, 
but appears ten years older than her actual age. 

"The children are all the joy and comfort she has. 
Your protege Little Simone, always leads her class 
and is well loved by her classmates and teachers. 
Her ambition is to become a teacher and help as 
soon as possible her mother. 

"Because of our close proximity to the front, I 
have many occasions of seeing your soldiers and I 
want to tell you that all your compatriots impress 
us wonderfully. Gentlemen of unusually good breed- 
ing, courteous and brave, '-^'^ir resistance in battle 
is marvelous. Their br --y equals that j)f the 
French soldiers. They figi magnificently and their 
coalition with our 'Poilus' •„- admirable. In the past 
four years our men have learned to judge quality, 
and they bow in appreciation of the American sol- 
diers. We are all deeply touched by the kindness 
and attentions paid by your soldiers to ours. 

"I would be happy if our little family can receive 
permission to entertain an American soldier in their 
home as it w.ould enable Simone to learn the English 
language. I too would be glad to offer the hospi- 
tality of my home to one of your soldiers. Would 
prefer the son of a professor, notary or lawyer, 
some profession in accord with mine. If you can 
use any influence to obtain this for us we would 
appreciate it greatly. 

"I must crave your pardon for writing such a long 
letter which has for its object, simply to assure you 
that^ your generosity and sympathy for the Petijean 
family is not in vain. It is greatly needed and ap- 
preciated. 

"Again, our thanks to the Anoka school. Please 
present the compliments of an old Frenchman to 
the teachers and superiors who recommended to 
your class the adoption of little Simone. Receive 
for yourself and class, the gratitude of 

"A Neighbor of Simone. 
"(Signed) A. Martin." 

Those who have tried to gather a smattering of 
French in the past two years will doubtless appre- 
ciate this letter which was received by Miss Alice 
Goodrich from the home where her brother. Lieuten- 
ant Edgar Goodrich, was quartered for a time in 
France: 

"My dear Alice: — We have the pleasure to live at 
home many officers, among whom is brother Edgar. 
He is arrived after a long and perilous voyage in the 
castle of my parents. (K photograph bore the 
legend: 'Chateau Larose-Perganson, facade princi- 
pale.' The building is large and of unique architec- 
ture.) He has said to me you had my age. I am 
very glad of that and if you wish we shall care to 
correspond together. I have a sister fifteen years 
old. She would be happy to correspond with your 
sister Helen. Your brother is a good, very merry 
boy. (Edgar hasn't changed much evidently.) He 
put us in the good humour, and it is necessary be- 
cause we were in the sadness of the death of the war. 
He was just the same age as your brother Edgar. My 
mother wishes to adopt him for son of war, and to 
procure him all the satisfaction of the French family. 
Please excuse my bad English. I am quite beginner, 
but I have much good tenacity for learn; speak and 
write the American language. I sent to your parents 
the best sympathy of your. 

"Anne Marie de Commaille." 

No local drive was made for funds for the Knights 
of Columbus. Members of that organization and 
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GREENFIELD 



contributions directly to the state headquarters and 
this was done in a very liberal manner. 

Of course the Knights of Columbus participated 
in the "Seven War Sister" drive in the fall of 1918 
as did all of the other recognized societies. 

Mrs. Clarence Greeniield was County Chairman 
of the Child Welfare Com- 
mittee of the Woman's 
Auxiliary of the National 
Council of Defense for the 
year of April, 1918 to 
April, 1919. That year was 
designated as "Children's 
Year." 

The strength of the na- 
tion's children was to be 
determined and every ef- 
fort made to conserve that 
strength. 

In Anoka County this 
work was done through 
the township chairman of 
the Red Cross Chapter. 
One thousand one hund- 
red and fifteen babies were 
weighed and measured. 
One hundred of these were 
weighed and measured at 
the county fair where a 
State Child Welfare exhibit was presented. 

Much valuable literature was distributed over the 
county and help and advice was given to the mothers, 
The map used to illustrate the operations in the 
St. Mihiel salient was very generously given this 
book by the Literary Digest, Funk and Wagnals, 
Publishers, New York. 

With this the following short outline of that cam- 
paign is added, as many Anoka County men were in 
action there: 

The 42nd Division started from northeast of Seich- 
eprey early September 12th and by night time of the 
same day had advanced more than five miles almost 
due north to Lamarche en Woevre. The next day's 
advance brought the Division to a line west of St. 
Benoit. By September 18th it had taken a position 
at Haumont, thus aiding in completely blotting out 
the St. Mihiel salient, which the Germans had occu- 
pied for four years. 

The 89th Division was placed on the right of the 
42nd. The 89th advanced from Flirey, Beney and 
Xammes, in turn, to Dampvitoux. 

The map shows the American and German posi- 
tions throughout the offensive. General Pershing's 
account of the battle is taken from his report to the 
secretary of war. 

"With the reduction of the Marne salient we could 
look forward to the concentration of our divisions 
in our own zone," said Pershing's report. "In view 
of the forthcoming operation against the St. Mihiel 
salient which had long been planned as our first 
offensive action on a large scale, the First Army 
was organized on August 10th under my personal 
command. While American units had held different 
divisional and corps sectors all along the western 
front, there had not been up to this time, for ob- 
vious reasons, a distinct American sector, but in 
view of the important part the American forces were 
now to play it was necessary to take over a per- 
manent portion of the line. 

"Accordingly on August 30th the line beginning 
at Port-sur-Seille, east of the Moselle and extending 
to the west through St. Mihiel, thence north to a 
point opposite Verdun, was placed under my com- 
mand. The American sector was afterward ex- 
tended across the Meuse to the western edge of the 
Argonne forest and included the Seventeenth French 
Corps, which occupied the heights above Verdun. 



"The preparation for a complicated operation 
against the formidable defenses in front of us in- 
cluded the assembling of divisions and of corps and 
army artillery, transport, aircraft, tanks and ambu- 
lances, the location of hospitals, and the molding 
together of all the elements of a great modern army, 
with its own railheads, supplied directly by our 
own service of supply. The concentration for this 
operation, which was to be a surprise, involved the 
movement, mostly at night, of approximately 600,000 
troops and required for its success the most careful 
attention to every detail. 

"The French were generous in giving us assist- 
ance in corps and army artillery with its personnel, 
and we were confident from the start of our super- 
iority over the enemy in guns of all calibres. Our 
heavy guns were able to reach Metz and to interfere 
seriously with German rail movements. The French 
independent air force was placed under my com- 
mand, which, together with the British bombing 
squadrons and our own air forces, gave us the largest 
assembly of aviation that had ever been engaged in 
one operation on the western front. 

"From Les Eparges around the nose of the salient 
of St. Mihiel to the Moselle river the line was 
roughly 40 miles long and situated on commanding 
ground, greatly strengthened by artificial defenses. 
Our First Corps (82nd, 90th, 5th and 2nd Divisions), 
under command of Major General Hunter Liggett, 
resting its right on Pont-a-Musson, with its left join- 
ing our Fourth Corps (the 89th, 42nd and 1st Divi- 
sions), under M!ajor General Joseph T. Dickman, in 
line to Xivray, were to swing in toward Vigneilles 
on the pivot of the Moselle river for the initial 
assault. 

"From Xivray to Mouilly the Second Colonial 
French Corps was in line in the center, and our 
Fifth Corps, under command of Major General 
George S. Cameron, with the 26th and 4th United 
States Divisions and a French Division at the west- 
ern base of the salient, were to attack three diffi- 
cult hills, Les Eparges, Combres and Amaranthe. 
Our First Corps had in reserve the 78th Division, 
our Fourth Corps the Third Division, and our First 
Army the 35th and 91st Divisions, with the 80th and 
33rd available. It should be understood that our 
corps organizations are very elastic, and that we 
have at no time had permanent assignments of divi- 
sions to corps. 

"After four hours artillery preparation the seven 
American divisions in the front line advanced at 
5 a. m., September 12th, assisted by a limited num- 
ber of tanks, manned partly by Americans and partly 
by the French. These divisions accompanied by 
groups of wire cutters and others armed with banga- 
lore torpedoes, went through the successive bands 
of barbed wire that protected the enemy's front line 
and support trenches in irresistible waves on sched- 
ule time, breaking down all defenses of an enemy 
demoralized by the great volume of our artillery 
fire and our sudden appearance out of the fog. 

"Our First Corps took Thiaucourt, while our 
Fourth Corps curved back to the southwest through 
Nonsard. The Second Colonial French Corps made 
the slight advance required of it on very difficult 
ground, and the Fifth Corps took its three ridges 
and repulsed a counterattack. A rapid march 
brought reserve regiments of a division of the Fifth 
Corps into Vigneulles in the early morning where 
it linked up with patrols of our Fourth Corps, clos- 
ing the salient and forming a new line west of 
Thiaucourt to Vigneulles and beyond Fresnes-en- 
Woevre. 

"At the cost of only 7,000 casualties, mostly light, 
we had taken 16,000 prisoners and 443 guns and a 
great quantity of material, released the inhabitants 
of many villages from enemy domination, and es- 
tablished our lines in a position to threaten Metz. 



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139 



"The signal success of the new American J^irst 
Army in its first offensive was of prime importance. 
The Allies found they had a formidable army to aid 
them, and the enemy learned finally that he had 
one to reckon with." 

No adequate mention has yet been made of the 
Drafted Men's Comfort Committee which was ac- 
tive for more than a year in raising between six 
and seven hundred dollars which was expeijded for 
the purchase of comforts and entertainment for the 
drafted men when they left for cantonments. 

The committee was 
made up of J. C. Erlander, 
A. A. Kranhold and G. W. 
Green. The money was 
raised by dances and enter- 
tainments. 

Miss Theresa Erickson 
returned to Anoka in Feb- 
ruary after serving as a 
Red Cross nurse in France 
for six months. She ad- 
dressed the pupils of the 
High School and several 
local clubs, telling of her 
experiences while over- 
seas. 

March 4th it was an- 
nounced that, for the first 
tim.e since its organization, 
the Anoka Chapter of the 
Red Cross had completed 
and shipped all work on 
hand. 




J. CLEMANS ERLANDER 




MRS. E. C. MERO MRS. C. H. SMITH 

MRS. LILLIAN HEWEY MRS. T. T. GEDDES 

(Mrs. C. D. Green was ill when group was photographed) 

Announcement was made early in March that all 
discharged soldiers and sailors would receive a bonus 
of sixty dollars upon application. Congress passed 
a law permitting the discharged men to keep their 
uniforms as souvenirs of the great adventure. 

The drive for funds for the relief of Armenians and 
Syrians, postponed from time to time on account of 
the epidemic of influenza prevalent in the county, 
was at last undertaken March 31st. Rev. Thomas 
W. Barbour was chairman of the committee as pre- 
viously stated. The campaign was opened by a mass 
meeting at The Green Mondaj' evening, March 31st. 
Rev. Crawford Grays addressed the meeting and 
there is no doubt that the small allotment asked 
of this county will be quickly raised. 

As this book goes to press it has been announced 
that the Fifth Liberty Loan- — the Victory Loan — 
and the last of the series will be floated the last of 
April. The twenty-first is the date set. 

T. E. Coleman is again chairman of the Anoka 
County committee and he is asking those who served 
so faithfully and well in former campaigns to help 
"finish the task" by serving as committeemen once 



more. The terms of the bonds and the allotment 
for the Ninth Federal Reserve District for Minnesota 
or for Anoka County have not yet been made pub- 
lic. The newspapers are again giving freely of pub- 
licity and there is no question that Anoka County 
will invest in these bonds and complete its records 
of having oversubscribed every allotment made for it 
during the entire duration of the war. 

Gus Peterson was appointed chairman of the War 
Savings and Thrift Stamp Campaign for 1919, and 
he asked the 1918 committee to assist him for the 
year. No quota has been announced for this county, 
as yet, for the year 1919. 

In glancing back over the preceding pages it has 
been found that the County Committee which man- 
aged the "Seven Sisters" War Activities campaign 
in September of 1918 has been omitted. 

Upon the departure of L. O. Jacob for an officer's 
training camp, John P. Coleman was made chair- 
man of the drive and, assisted by the committee be- 
low, successfully conducted the campaign for funds. 

His central committee was made up of those noted, 
assisted by local workers in each precinct: 




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Savings Stamps 



W.S.S. 



First Ward, Frank Gillis; Second Ward, A. A. 
Kranhold; Third Ward, V. C. Beasecker; Town of 
Anoka, T. J. Abbett; Town of Bethel, W. R. Smith; 
Village of Bethel, Harlan Thurston; Town of Blaine, 
Theodore Nelson; Town of Burns, George W. Green; 
Town of Centerville, C. E. Green; Village of Col- 
umbia Heights, George H. Goodrich; Town of Col- 
umbus, W. A. Blanchard; Town of Fridley, P. E. 
Woodward; Town of Grow, A. A. Caswell; Town of 
Ham Lake, J. C. Erlander; Town of Lin wood, Frank 
Hart; Town of Oak Grove, T. E. Coleman; Town of 
Ramsey, E. H. Hildebrand; Town of St. Francis, 
J. B. Berry. 

Mrs. T. E. Coleman succeeded Mrs. Frank L. Sal- 
ter as county representative of the Woman's Auxil- 
iary of the Public Safety Commission and Council 
of National Defense, in 1919. 

Mrs. L. J. Greenwald succeeded Mrs. A. E. Gid- 
dings as City chairman of the above for 1919. 

Mrs. G. K. Hagaman and Mrs. James Ward were 
on the committee for Belgian Relief during 1918. 

Mrs. T. J. Abbett had charge of collecting and 
sending garments to the fire sufferers in Northern 
Minnesota in October, 1918. 

vSome comment has been made on previous pages 
in regard to the splendid work done by the Red 
Cross Salvage Corps under the direction of Mrs. 



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Gus Peterson. About eight hundred dollars was 
realized from the sale of the materials gathered by 
this committee. The material collected was largely 
junk — stuff from attics and store rooms which had 
accumulated in the homes of Anoka for years. It 
remained for this committee to turn it into money 
for the Red Cross. 




MRS. BUZZELL, MRS. PETERSON. MRS. BEATTY 

Assisting on the committee were Mrs. Buzzell, 
Mrs. Beatty, and Mrs. Gallup, Mrs. Hart, Mrs. Bird, 
]\Irs. Van Vliet, Mrs. Hibbard and Mrs. McLaughHn 
and several others. 

Mrs. Taplin, as already noted elsewhere, furnished 
the store building and a booth was maintained at the 
County Fair. 

Beside the permanent members of the Legal Ad- 
visory board for draftees, from time to time men 
in various parts of the county were added to the 
board as associate members until the list finally 
contained all of these: 

G. H. Wyman, F. S. Stewart, T. W. Barbour, 
Webster Smith, Herbert Goodrich, G. D. Hilliard 
of Anoka. 

E. A. Carlson, Ed. Christian and J. N. Thull of 
Columbia Heights. 

Phil Houle, Father Mahl and Burton A. Cable of 
Centerville. 

Homer Lee and N. A. Johnson of Cedar. 

S. T. Nelson, G. C. Lambert, Weston Lee and 
Charles E. Ledin, Jr. of Bethel. 

Robert Leathers, E. L. Ferguson, F. L. Rairdon, 
Fred Sawyer, H. L. Shadick and W. H. Robinson 
of St. Francis. 

Mrs. Raymond P. Chase was local chairman of 
the Refugee Garment work beginning April 10th, 
1918. These societies received allotments of this 
sort of work consisting of 24 shirts for boys, 12 
pinafores and 12 petticoats for girls each month: 
Episcopal Guild, Catholic Ladies' Guild, Home Club, 
Mother's Club, Neighborhood Whist Club, Whist 
Club, Universalist Ladies' Guild, Wellfed Club. 

Among the young people from the Commercial 
Department of the Anoka High School, who assisted 
the Legal Advisory Board of the county in the work 
of filling out questionaires for the men drafted, were 
the following: 

Miss Faith Edgarton Miss Bonnie Carlson 

Leo Bittner Miss Elsie Peterson 

Albin Lindman Miss Ellen Youngquist 

Miss Fay Linton Philip Fulton 

Miss May Linton Miss Gladys Pratt 

Miss Pearl Colburn 

These people gave their time to this work at the 
Armory during the latter part of December and 
at the Court House in January, 1918. 

A more or less accurate idea of the vast amount 
of money raised in Anoka County for all war activ- 
ities may be gained from the following summary. 



Very probably much has been omitted from this list: 

Flour for Belgians $ loo.oo 

First Co. B Fund 238.50 

First Red Cross War Fund Drive 15,300.00 

Second Co. B Fund 1,300.00 

Co. B Phonograph Fund 50.00 

First Liberty Loan 80,000.00 

Second Liberty Loan 218,000.00 

First Y. M. C. A. War Fund Drive 6,055.08 

Sheriff's Auxiliary 791-55 

Sale of Red Cross Christmas Seals 305.00 

Fund for Guns and Amunition Sheriff's Auxiliary.. 240.00 

Anoka Chapter Red Cross, all sources 1917 5o35.32 

Third Liberty Loan 264,350.00 

Third Liberty Loan, Anoka people paying through 

out of town corporations 20,150.00 

Class of A. H. S. 1918 268.47 

Knights of Columbus (estimatedj 1,000.00 

Second Red Cross War Fund Drive 17,696.14 

Fourth Liberty Loan 320,350.00 

Seven Sisters War Funds 12,319.88 

Co. A. I2th Bn. M. H. G., all sources 350.00 

War Savings Stamps, 1918 (exclusive Col. Hgts.).. 207,092.67 

Book Fund for Soldiers 200.00 

Candy Christmas Gifts for Co. B 105.00 

Fire Sufferers in Northern Minnesota 1,374.40 

Drafted Men's Comfort Committee 65o-oo 

Anoka Chapter Red Cross, all sources, 1918 11,834.13 

Funds for French Hospitals, various raised 466.00 

Surgical Dressings Classes 165.00 

Co. B, i2th Bn. M. H. G., Columbia Heights 1,700.00 

City of Anoka toward support of Armory 500.00 

Collections by Salvation Army 69.00 

Total, exclusive of Victory Loan and Armenian 

and Syrian Relief $1,188,556.14 

To the very last has been left that part of Anoka 
County's war history which deals with the pictures 
and service records of our soldiers, sailors and 
army nurses. This was done in order to give all the 
time possible to the collecting of this data and to 
recheck it for the greatest possible accuracy. 

It should be kept in mind that much of the data 
furnished in the service records has been furnished 
by relatives and friends of the men. Some errors 
may develop in these records but they are, in the 
main, correct. They have been compared with the 
records of the draft board and with the records 
from the state military department. 

A few cases will be found where the name only 
of a man is given. This indicates that from some 
seemingly reliable source the writer has been in- 
formed that the man was in some branch of the 
service. Either his friends were unable to give 
any more information about him or refused or neg- 
lected to do so. 

These service records have been corrected from 
the published casualty lists up to the evening of 
M'arch 30th, 1919, and such expressions as "still in 
France," "still in service," etc., mean as of that 
date. 

The pictures and records were collected by the 
Anoka County War Records Commission appointed 
in January, 1919. It is due to the untiring efforts 
of these patriotic women that so complete an album 
of pictures and records has been gathered together. 
The work was done by them without pay and they 
defrayed their own expenses incident thereto. 

The commission consists of: 

Miss Eleanor E. Piper, City of Anoka 

Miss Glenna Swanson, City of Anoka 

Mrs. F. E. Vrooman, Town of St. Francis 

Mrs. R. M. Legg. Town of Ramsey 

Miss Hattie Clarkson, Village of Bethel 

Mrs. Geo. W. Wyatt. Town of Bethel 

Mrs. Chas. McGill, Town of Grow 

Mrs. Guy Goodrich. Town of Anoka 

Mrs. Wm. Dye. Town of Fridley 

Mrs. William H. McDonald. Village of Columbia Heights 

Mrs. James Gillespie, East Oak Grove 

Mrs. Will A. Gallagher, West Oak Grove 

Mrs. Ivan Anderson, Town of Columbus 

Mrs. Adolph Tillong, Town of Blaine 

Mrs. Grace Cable. Village of Centerville 

Mrs. Geo. Kohler, Town of Centerville 

Miss Helen Nordquist, Town of Ham Lake 

Those appointed for the towns of Linwood and 
Burns refused to serve. 



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141 



1. Private James Addington, Co. A, Military- 
Police, 41st Division, U. S. A. Sent to Camp Cus- 
ter, Michigan, August 28th, 1918 and remained there 
until discharged. 

2. Private Clarence S. Anderson, enlisted with Co. 
B, 3rd Regt., M. N. G. in June, 1917. 

3. Private Lee M. Addington, Co. M, 3rd U. S. 
Pioneer Inf. Sent to Camp Wadsworth July 22nd, 
1918, thence to Camp Stewart. Sailed August 30th, 
1918 from Newport News to Brest, France. Served 
at Verdun. 

4. Private Simon P. Anderson enlisted with Co. 
B, 3rd Regiment, M. N. G., in June, 1917. 

5. Private Charles J. Anderson, Hospital Train No. 
52, A. E. F. in France. Enlisted from Washington 
County, March 27th, 1918, but his home is in Col- 
umbus, Anoka County. 

6. First Lieutenant Leonard B. Allison, aviation, 
attended the first officer's training school at Fort 
Snelling in the early spring of 1917, secured a com- 
mission as Second Lieutenant in the Heavy Artil- 
lery at Camp Dodge in September, 1917, promoted 
First Lieutenant in the fall of that year, trained 
draftees at Camp Dodge until August 12th, 1918, 
when he went to France with the 339th H. A., 88th 
Division, volunteered for transfer to Aviation and 
was at Second Corps Aero School, A. P. O. No. 
730 when armistice was signed. 

7. Sergeant Floyd J. Appleman, enlisted with Co. 
B, 3rd Inf., M. N. G., June 30th, 1917, went to Camp 
Cody with the company, transferred in October to 
Battery C, 125th F. A., went to Fort Sill in July, 
1918, went to Camp Upton in January, 1919, pro- 
moted Sergeant and assigned to Inland Casual Co. 
G for special duty in caring for returned overseas 
men. 

8. Private Russell H. Weaver, enlisted with Co. 
B, 3rd Inf., M. N. G., in July, 1917. went to Camp 
Cody August 27th, 1917, transferred to Battery C, 
125th F. A. in October, 1917, went to France in July, 
1918, transferred to Battery F, 10th F. A., 3rd Divi- 
sion, was at the front until the armistice was signed, 
remained with the army of occupation which went 
into Germany. 

9. Sergeant Harold W. Bellows, enlisted with Co. 

B, 3rd Regiment, M. N. G. in July, 1912. Served 
on Mexican border in 1916. Went to Camp Cody 
August 27th, 1917, thence to Fort Sill, thence Long 
Island and to France. Reduced to rank of first 
class private at his own request. Served in Battery 

C, 125th F. A., 34th Division. 

10. Private Peter A. Bourgeois, enlisted June 26th, 
1918, Co. M, 13th Regiment, U. S. Marine Corps, A. 
E. F. Served in France. 

11. Private David L. Blanchard, enlisted Co. B, 3rd 
Regiment, M. N. G. in June, 1917, at Camp Cody, 
transferred to Battery C, 125th F. A., to France 
June, 1918, transferred to Battery B, 102nd F. A., 
26th New England Division. 

12. Private Neil D. Bennett, enlisted in A. M. T. S. 
July 5th, 1918, was transferred December 7th to 
Elizabeth. N. J. 

13. Musician Albert J. Bittner, enlisted in Montana 
July 1st, 1918 in Band of 8th Inf. and sent to Camp 
Fremont, California, left October 17th for France, 
arriving there November 9th, 1918. 

14. Corporal Harold E. Blewett, sent to Camp 
Wadsworth, South Carolina, Tulv 22nd, 1918, served 
in Co. M, 3rd U. S. Pioneer Inf.,' A. E. F. 

15. Private Mahlon J. Babcock, enlisted S. A. T. C. 
September, 1918, discharged December 22nd, 1918. 

16. First Lieutenant Harold D. Dinsmore. served 
six years with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., served on 
the Mexican border, enlisted First Officer's Training 
Camp, Fort Snelling in 1917, on duty one year at 



Camp Dodge, attached to Supply Co., 349th Inf., 
88th Division, went to France .\ugust 6th, 1918, 
was near Metz when the war ended, remained with 
the army of occupation. 

17. Private John A. Barott, enlisted December 
10th, 1917, at Spokane, Washington as a private in 
the Aviation section of the Signal Corps, went to 
France with the 25th Balloon Co., A. E. F. 

18. Corporal Arthur W. Barott, enlisted June 28th, 
1918, sent to France with Co. E, 109th Inf., 28th 
Division, A. E. F. 

19. Private Walter S. Barott, enlisted September 
21st, 1917, assigned to 3rd Co., 20th Engineers, sent 
to France and stationed at Dex Landes, mentioned 
in "Jusqua Bout" for fidelity to duty. 

20. Private Orin F. Barott, enlisted October 21st, 
1918 from Minneapolis, where he had been residing 
for a year, sent to Co. 401st Motor Truck troop. 
Camp Bliss, EI Paso, Texas. 

21. Cook Lincoln H. Bo.xwell, enlisted July 5th, 

1917, at Dunwoody, in Wire Company Signal Re- 
serve Corps, called to service October 10th, went 
to Camp Lewis, left for France April 23rd, 1918 
with Co. D, 405th Telegraph Battalion, Signal Corps, 
A. E. F., arrived St. Nazaine May 12th, at the front 
135 days, participated in reduction of St. Mihiel 
salient, entered Germany December 3rd, reached 
Mayen, Germany, December 15th. 

22. Private 1st Class William Carl Brezler, en- 
listed April 21st, 1917, went to Camp Cody with 
Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., transferred to Headquar- 
ters Co., 125th F. A. and went to France with the 
regiment. Discharged January 23rd, 1919. 

23. Sergeant Warren Charles Bowers, enlisted with 
Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., served on the Mexican 
border, June 2nd, 1917 went on recruiting dutv at 
Anoka Armory, went to Camp Cody with the Com- 
pany August 27th, 1917, transferred to Battery C, 
125th F. A., thence to France with the regiment, 
discharged January 19th, 1919 at Camp Dodge with 
excellent recommendation from his commanding of- 
ficer. 

24. Private Samuel T. Berg, enlisted February 27th, 

1918, with Co. D. 129th Inf.. 33rd Division, A. E. F., 
October 5th, 1918, sent to hospital suffering from 
the efifects of mustard gas. 

25. Corporal Robert Leo Beckenbach, enlisted 
June 24th, 1918, assigned to Co. D, 3rd Provisional 
Transport Regiment. 

26. Co. Q. M. Sergeant Regnald P. Barbour, en- 
listed May 10th, 1917, assigned to Co. E. 107th 
Engineers, 32nd Division, saw service at Chateau 
Thierry and the .'Krgonne Forest, remained with the 
army of occuoation. 

27. Private Thomas W. Barbour, enlisted Julv 5th. 
1918, assigned to the ^Medical Corps at Jefferson 
Barracks, discharged Tanuarv 10th, 1919. 

28. Private William E. Berry, enlisted with Co. B, 
3rd Minnesota Inf., went to Camp Cody, transferred 
to Machine Gun Co.. 125th Field Artillery, to France, 
transferred to Military Police and remained with 
army of occupation. 

29. Sergeant Clyde Colwell, first man in Co. B. 
3rd Inf., M. N. G. to take Federal Oath, in Spring 
of 1917. served on the Mexican border and with 126th 
U. S. Field Artillery in France. 

30. Private Douglas P. Campbell, enlisted with 
Co. B, 3rd Alinnesota Inf., in Tune, 1917, discharged, 
enlisted June. 1918. went to Dunwoody, transferred 
to Camp Purdue, Signal Corps School. Discharged 
December ISth. 1918. 

31. Sergeant Ravmond IVT. Cowden, enlisted Co. B, 
3rd Inf., M. N. G. on March 8th, 1911, service on 
^Texican border, mustered out December 19th, 1916. 
Honorable discharge March 7tii, 1917, re-enlisted 



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143 



April 30th, 1917, promoted Corporal at Anoka, Ser- 
geant at Camp Cody, transferred Battery C, 125th 
F. A. as private, went to France September, 1918. 

32. Private Hjalmer M. Carlstedt, enlisted July 
26th, 1918, with Co. H, 54th Pioneer Inf., served in 
France. 

Z3. Cook Frank W. Campbell, served with Co. B, 
3rd Inf., M. N. G., on the Mexican border, went to 
Camp Cody, transferred to 125th F. A., went to 
France with Regiment, served three enlistments. 
1903, 1907, 1916. 

34. Private A. Treat Curial, enlisted June 28th, 
1918, after brief training at Camp Grant was sent 
overseas on special service as Official Interpreter, 
stationed at Laval, France. 

35. iMajor Arthur A. Caswell, enlisted with Co. 
B, 3rd Inf., M. N. G., August 24th, 1887, promoted 
corporal April 25th, 1888; promoted sergeant, May 
28th, 1891: discharged October 8th, 1891; commis- 
sioned First Lieutenant Co. M, 14th Minnesota Vol- 
unteers April 29th, 1898; discharged August 22nd, 
1898; commissioned Captain Co. G, 3rd Minnesota 
Inf., April 29th, 1901 ; discharged November 4th, 
1901; commissioned First Lieutenant Co. B, 3rd Inf., 
M. N. G., November 4th, 1901; commissioned Cap- 
tain same company, March 16th, 1908; commissioned 
Major, 3rd Inf., M. N. G., June 17th, 1916; called 
to federal service on the Mexican border, June 19th, 
1916; returned to National Guard service December 
19th, 1916; called to federal service May 29th, 1917; 
ordered to Fort Sill, Oklahoma; ordered to Camp 
Codv with his regiment, August 27th, 1917; trans- 
ferred to 125th Field Artillery, October 2nd, 1917; 
separated from service March 31st, 1918; placpd on 
retired list of officers May 15th, 1918. 

2)6. Sergeant Arthur D. Caswell, enlisted with Co. 
B, 3rd Inf., M. N. G., June 19th, 1916; served on 
the Mexican border; returned to National Guard 
service December 19th, 1916; called to active service 



in National Guard April 15th, 1917; appointed ser- 
geant; to federal service August 5th, 1917; to 
Camp Cody August 27th, 1917; transferred to 
125th Field Artillery on October 2nd, 1917; ap- 
pointed Midshipman, United States Navy February 
20th, 1918; discharged for the convenience of the 
government April 15th, 1918; enrolled as Midshipman 
at Naval Academy, June 13th, 1918. 

i7. Sergeant Arthur L. Colburn, enlisted in June, 
1917, served with the 330th Motor Transport Corps. 

38. Private Earl W. Clarke, enlisted June 20th. 

1917, went to Camp Johnson, Florida, December 
28th, 1917, left for overseas duty April 30th, 1918, 
served with Field Remount Squadron 301, A. E. F. 

39. First Lieutenant Edward B. Cutter, enlisted 
as a private with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., Jan- 
uary 22nd, 1906, promoted Corporal June 12th, 1907, 
elected Second Lieutenant March 16th, 1908, pro- 
moted First Lieutenant December 6th. 1909, ser- 
vice from that date continuous as noted elsewhere 
in this book until he was killed in action in the 
service of his country on October 21st, 1918. 

40. Private Louis M. Cedarholm, enlisted April 
25th, 1918, assigned to Co. M, 357th Inf., A. E. F., 
wounded in action September 13th, 1918, died in the 
service of his country October 25th, 1918, place 
of burial American cemetery at Maes-sue-Allice, 
Nievre, France. 

41. Private Albert L. Cassel, enlisted July 22nd, 

1918, trained at Camp Wadsworth for nine months, 
thence to France with Co. B, 3rd Corps Artillery 
Park, A. E. F., in battles near Verdun. 

42. Private Willard Curtin. enlisted May 25th, 
1918, sent to Camp Lewis, Washington, thence to 
Camp Kearney, California, thence to Camp Mills, 
overseas August 6th, 1918 with Co. E, 157th Inf., 
40th Division, was wounded October 4th, 1918. 
While he enlisted from Vanhook, North Dakota, 
he was an Anoka County man. 



PLATE II. 



1. Private Edward William Cleator, enlisted June 
28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant Co. D, 343rd 
Inf.. transferred to Camp Mills, thence to England 
in September with Co. C, 109th Inf., A. E. F., sent 
to the front five days after reaching France, was in 
battle near Metz on November 11th when the arm- 
istice was signed, stationed at Buverulles, France. 

2. Private Mose Capistrant, enlisted March 4th, 

1917, sent to Jefferson Barracks, thence to Eagle 
Pass, Texas, to France July 10th, 1917; after serving 
gallantly was invalided home with shell shock and 
recuperated at Camp Dodge. 

3. Private John A. Carlson, Jr., enlisted February 
2nd, 1918, assigned to 77th Squadron, 4th Regiment, 
A. S. A. P. duty construction engineering, discharged 
December 28th from Casual Co., 163rd Depot Bri- 
gade at Camp Dodge. 

4. First Lieutenant Leroy Croswell, enlisted Feb- 
ruary 14th, 1917, recommended for Engineer Offi- 
cer's Reserve, commissioned First Lieutenant at 
First Officer's Training Camp at Fort Leavenworth, 
instructor Second Officer's Training Camp at Fort 
Snelling, instructor Third Engineer Officer's Train- 
ing Camp at Camp Lee, Virginia: May 1st attached 
to Co. C, 46th Engineers, Camp Sheridan, Alabama, 
arrived in France July 22nd, 1918, on October 1st, 

1918, transferred to Headquarters Camp de Grasse 
as Personnel Adjutant and Summary Court. 

5. Private Arthur E. Christian, enlisted with Co. 
K, 16th Inf., A. E. F. and served in France. 

6. Corporal John C. Christian, enlisted with Co. 
Tf. 142nd Inf.. A. E. F. and served in I'rance. 

7. Private Floyd E. Grace, enlisted T'ebruarv 22iid, 



1918, assigned to Co. C, 319th Engineers at Camp 
Fremont, served in France. 

8. Spr. Robert Grace, enlisted December 20th, 
1916 in Canada, trained in Canada and in England 
and went to France in the Fall of 1917, serving in 
Belgium with C Coy., 10th Bn., C. E. In battle of 
Somme August 8th, 1918 and was at Inchey Sep- 
tember 17th, 1918. 

9. George Cramer, enlisted in the U. S. Navy 
November 22nd. 1917, trained at Great Lakes, as- 
signed to U. S. S. Frederick on April 22nd. 1918, 
made five trips across Atlantic, on board when the 
Frederick blew up a submarine. 

10. Private Edgar Carlson, enlisted September 
23rd, 1917, sent to Camp Dodge, transferred to Camp 
Cody December 1st, 1917, left for seaboard Septem- 
ber 20th, 1918. left Newport News October 10th for 
France with Co. B, 109th Engineers, A. E. F. 

11. Sergeant Neil H. Campbell, enlisted -with Co. 
B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., saw service on the i\rexican 
border, re-enlisted March 1st. 1918, transferred to 
Headquarters Co., 319th Engineers, A. E. F., served 
in France. 

12. Private Andrew Dahlstrom. enlisted with Co. 
B, 3rd Inf.. M. N. G., trained at Camp Codv, trans- 
ferred to Battery E. 76th iMcld Artillery, A. E. F., 
and saw service in France. 

13. Private Harris Lawrence Dupre, enlisted iMav 
25th, 1918. sent to France with Co. D, 307th Inf', 
77th Division, A. P. O. 705. 

14. Private Charlie Dill, enlisted July 22nd, 1918, 
Co. M, 3rd Pioneer Infantry, having served faith- 



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145 



fully until October 1st, 1918. He died, in the service 
of his country, of pneumonia. 

15. Bn. Sergeant-major Robert M. Douglas, en- 
listed Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf.. in 1916, went wjth 
the Company to Camp Cody, transferred to 125th 
F. A., sent to Officer's Training School in France 
in September, 1918, graduated January 23rd, 1919, 
ill in hospital soon after. 

16. Private Roger J. Donnellv, enlisted October 
10th, 1918, sent to S. A. T. C. University of Minne- 
sota, Co. 1, 1st Regt., discharged December 21st, 
1918. 

17. William Lloyd Donnelly, enlisted in April, 1918, 
in the U. S. Navy, trained at Great Lakes, on duty 
on U. S. S. Currier along Atlantic coast, now train- 
ing for commission in the navy. 

18. Second Lieutenant Forrest E. Babcock, at- 
tended the Reserve Officer's Training Camp at Fort 
Sheridan, Illinois, returned to Anoka July 14th. 
again spent a month in training, was commissioned 
Second Lieutenant September 16th and was sta- 
tioned at Camp Taylor until discharged, December 
20th, 1918. 

19. Corporal Leo M. DeMars, enlisted with Co. 
B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went with that unit to Camp 
Cody, transferred to Battery F, 125th Field Artillery, 
thence to France, discharged in January, 1919. 

20. Sergeant Winfield S. Emmons, enlisted Decem- 
ber 7th, 1917, at Jefiferson Barracks, Missouri, sent 
to Kelly Field, Texas, assigned to 326th Aero Squad- 
ron, transferred September 7th, 1918 to 126th Aero 
Squadron at Langley Field, Virginia, where he re- 
mained until the end of the war. 

21. Private Daniel L. Eden, enlisted in July, 1918, 
assigned to a Development Battalion at Camp Wads- 
worth. 

22. Corporal George Frederick Ehlen, enlisted in 
July, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, transferred to the 
86th Division, sent to France, under fire thirty-one 
days and at the front eleven days, transferred to Co. 
K, 111th Inf., 28th Division, remained with the army 
of occupation in camp between Mtetz and Verd.nn. 

23. Corporal Myron A. Faber, enlisted Co. B, 3rd 
Inf., M. N. G. in 1915, served on the Mexican border, 
to Camp Cody in August, 1917, volunteered in June, 
1918, assigned to Headquarters Co., 76th F. A., was 
slightly wounded October 6th, 1918, returned to duty 
November 4th, 1918. 

24. Corporal John W. Frederick, went on Febru- 
ary 25th, 1918 to Co. B, 351st Inf., A. E. F., 88th 
Division, reached France in August, 1918, was in 
battles just preceding the signing of the armistice 
and remained in the army of occupation. 

25. Private Abner R. Frederick, left Anoka Feb- 
ruary 2Sth, 1918 to join Co. B, 602nd Engineers, 
A. E. F., reached France in July and took part in 
the last battles of the war, being slightly wounded 
in the face on the last daj' before the signing of the 
armistice. 

26. Mess Sergeant Archie L. Freeberg, enlisted as 
a member of Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf.. went to 
Camp Cody, thence to Camp Sill, awarded a medal 
for performance of duties assigned to him, went 
to France with the 125th F. A., A. E. F. and returned 
to Camp Grant. 

27. Private Frederick S. Fossett, enlisted July 30tli, 
1918, assigned to Co. B, 606th Engineers. 



28. Cook Arthur Eugene Fay, enlisted in Minnea- 
polis, in November, 1917, assigned to Co. C, 25th 
Engineers from Fort Snelling, sent to Massachu- 
setts, reached France January 15th, 1918, in Decem- 
ber assigned to Chinese headquarters in France. 

29. I'rivate Archie Grundquist, 333rd ^lachine Gun 
Battalion, Co. C, 86th Division, A. E. F. 

30. Martin H. Gorham, 1st Class Trainer, Gunner's 
I\Iate, enlisted December 11th, 1917, in U. S. Navy, 
trained at Great Lakes, went to sea in April, 1918 
on U. S. S. Chattanooga. 

31. Second Lieutenant Joseph T. Gorham. enlisted 
in Aviation Corps December 11th, 1917, was a First 
Class Private, 271st Aero Squadron, U. S. Proving 
Grounds, Aberdeen, Maryland, later commissioned 
Second Lieutenant, aviation. 

32. First Lieutenant Edgar J. Goodrich, enlisted 
with Co. B, 3rd Inf., M. N. G., served on the Mexi- 
can border, re-enlisted May, 1917, to Camp Cody 
with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., commissioned Sec- 
ond Lieutenant, transferred 59th F. A., commissioned 
First Lieutenant, detailed as Liaison Officer, stafif 
General Mauldein, to France, transferred 2nd, A. I. 
C, A. P. O. 717, transferred 2nd Corps Aero School, 

A. P. O. 730, stationed at Challen. 

33. Sergeant Raymond Galloway, enlisted in May, 

1917, went to Dunwoody Navy Training, transferred 
to Camp Green, near Charlotte, North Carolina, 
with Truck No. 330 at close of the war. 

34. First Lieutenant Medical Paul Shaffner Gilles- 
pie, enlisted in April, 1917 with Base Hospital No. 
26, of University of Minnesota, served as Ad- 
jutant of Convalescent Camp, Sanitarj^ Corps, at 
Allery, A. P. O. 785. 

35. Private Melvin Gillund, enlisted August 28th, 

1918, sent to Camp Grant assigned to the Ambu- 
lance Corps and stationed at Base Hospital B 930 
at Camp Grant till close of hostilities. 

36. Wagoner Thomas A. Howell, one of three 
members of Co. B, 3rd Inf., M. N. G. who volun- 
teered to transfer for immediate overseas service in 

1917, transferred to Supply Co.. 151st F. A., went to 
France and served during the war. 

37. Corporal Charles Merion Hicks, enlisted Co. 
E, 344th Inf., 86th Division, from Yankton. South 
Dakota. 

38. Henry P. Hanson, enlisted in the Navy July 
1st, 1918, was sent to the U. S. Navy Experimental 
Station at New London, Conn. 

39. Private Frank E. Howell, enlisted with Co. 

B, 3rd, Minnesota Inf., in 1913, re-enlisted in 1917, 
one of the three volunteers from that company for 
immediate overseas service, sent to Fort Snelling 
in August, 1917, thence to New York, overseas with 
Supply Co., 151st F. A., 42nd Division, served until 
wounded in the hand July, 1918, remained in hospi- 
tal until returned to America. 

40. Private Hilbert Henrickson, enlisted in July, 

1918, assigned to Co. M. 3rd Pioneer Inf. 

41. Harold Hansen, enlisted in the U. S. Navy 
July 26th, 1918 and is still in the service. 

42. Private William Hansen, enlisted July 22nd, 
1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth. sailed for France 
August 29th, and died in the .service of his country 
at a base hospital October 2nd, 1918, from pneu- 
monia. 



PLATE III. 



I. Second Lieutenant Roy R. Hall, enlisted at Fort 
Snelling in May, 1917, commissioned Second Lieu- 
tenant in August, 1917, went to France in .April, 1918, 
attached to Q. M. C, X. A., Base Hospital 9, A. .P. O. 
738, A. E. F. 



2. Second Lieutenant Gilbert James Hastings, Vet- 
erinarian, enlisted Julv 15th, 1918, attached to Field 
Remount Squadron 359 at Camp J. E. Johnson, Jack- 
sonville, Florida. 

3. Private Hans Chris Hansen, enlisted July 22nd, 
1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to Co. M, 



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Inf., discharged after eight days for physical dis- 
ability. 

4. Private Joseph L. Johnson, enlisted February 
24th, 1918, with Co. B, 130th Inf. 

5. Private Forest L. Johnson, enlisted June 28th, 
1918, with 8th Co., 161st Depot Brigade at Camp 
Grant, Illinois. 

6. Private Stanley I\I. Jones, enlisted June 26th, 

1916, with Co. B, 3rd Inf., M. N. G., served on the 
Mexican border, went to Camp Cody August 27th, 

1917, left for France in June, 1918. 

7. Private Harold A. Jones, enlisted June 26th. 
1916, with Co. B, 3rd Inf., M. N. G., served on the 
Mexican border, went to Camp Cody on August 
27th, 1917, transferred to Aux. Remount Depot No. 
326. 

8. Private Edwin W. Johnson, enlisted July 22nd, 

1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth where he joined 
the 3rd Pioneer Inf., Co. M, sailed from Newport 
News for France with that unit. 

9. Private Herman Johnson, enlisted April 20th, 
1918, sent to Camp Dodge where he joined Co. A, 
360th Inf., after three weeks transferred to Camp 
Travis, Texas, thence to Long Island and to France 
where he was transferred to Co. B, 142nd U. S. Inf., 
wounded September 12th. 1918 by bullet in head, 
sent to Base Hospital 36; later at Percy. 

10. Sergeant Clyde R. Joslyn, enlisted January 
30th, 1914, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf. and served 
on the border, re-enlisted in 1917, went to Camp 
Cody with the company, transferred to 235th Co., 
M. P. C, and served in France from October of 
1918 until Spring of 1919. 

11. Wagoner Jacob Edward Jackson, enlisted Feb- 
ruary 25th, 1918, sent to Camp Dodge to Co. B, 
351st Inf., transferred to 39th Engineers at Camp 
Upton, went to France April 24th, 1918, transferred 
to the Supply Company, 305th F. A., after valiant 
service died of wounds on September 11th, 1918. 

12. Private Henry E. Kohler, enlisted May 25th, 
1918 with Co. H, 307th Inf., A. P. O. 798, A. E. F.. 
was in active service in France four days when sev- 
erely wounded in right eye. 

13. Emil O. Kiefer, First Class Machinist's Mate, 
enlisted May 9th, 1917, trained and placed aboard 
U. S. S. Kentucky, on guard duty along the Atlantic 
coast. 

14. Frank V. Kiefer, First Class Machinist's Mate, 
enlisted May 9th, 1917, trained and placed aboard 
U. S. S. Kentucky on September 22nd, 1917, on guard 
duty along Atlantic coast. 

15. Private Hjahner Ludvick Loberg, enlisted July 
22nd, 1917, with Co. B. 3rd Inf., M. N. G., trans- 
ferred to the Artillery October 3rd. 1917, transferred 
to Vet. Corps December 10th, 1917, died in the ser- 
vice of his country on April 9th, 1918 at Camp Cody. 
Military funeral and burial at his home in Burns 
Township, Anoka County. 

16. Private Edwin S. Lane, enlisted witlu/^o. B, 
3rd Inf., M. N. G.. June 1917, transferred to Co. C, 
125th F. A., 34th Division, died of pneumonia in tlie 
service of his country at Camp Cody, Decembej- 
7th, 1917, Military funeral at Anoka and burial. 

17. Private Amos E. Leger, enlisted April 16th, 
1918, Co. F, First Gas Regt., A. E. F., served in 
France. Injured by powder explosion. 

18. Private Harold W. Lindsey, enlisted June 27th, 
1918, trained at Camp Robinson, went to France 
with Co. B, 333rd U. S. Heavv Artillery. Returned 
to Camp Grant in January, 1919. 

19. Private Axel I. Lindman, served in France 
with Battery D, 76tlV Field Artillery, A. E. F., sailed 
in July, 1918, was the first Anoka County man re- 
turned to the United States on accoimt of wounds 
received in action. Reached United States Septem- 
ber 29th, 1918, sent to U. S. Army Hospital No. 34, 
East Norfolk, Mass. 

20. Private Harry L. Lundberg, enlisted October 



22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Codj', served in Co. K, 
387 Inf., 97th Division at Camp Cody, New Mexico. 

21. First Sergeant Burt Pribble Libby, served on 
the border with Co. B, 3rd Inf., M. N. G., went to 
Camp Cody in August, 1917, served overseas with 
Headquarters Co., 125th F. A. 

22. Private Melvin S. Langmade, enlisted in Sep- 
tember, 1917, went to France in April, 1918, with 
Battery B, 147th F. A., A. P. O. No. 734, 32nd Divi- 
sion, was in active service in France from June 5th 
until the war was over. 

23. Private Walter L. Lund, served with Co. A, 
358th Inf., A. E. F., in France. 

24. Corporal Elmer A. Lund, served with Head- 
quarters Co., 125th Field Artillery in France. 

25. Private Edward A. Leistico, went to Camp 
Wadsworth where he remained three weeks, thence 
to Camp Stewart, thence to France with Co. L, 4th 
Pioneer Inf., A. E. F. 

26. First Lieutenant Lawrence N. LaPlant, served 
with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., for ten years prior 
to service on the Mexican border in 1916, 
commissioned Second Lieutenant June 17th, 1916, at- 
tached to Machine Gun Co. at Rochester, commis- 
sioned First Lieutenant Maj^ 5th, 1917, attached to 
Co. H, 3rd Minnesota Inf., at Olivia, preceeded to 
Camp Cody ahead of the regiment to assist in pre- 
paring camp, when the Third Minnesota was made 
an artillery unit was detailed to the staff of Brigadier 
General Resche, sent to Fort Sill to Liaison Officer's 
School, detailed to staff of Brigadier General John A. 
Johnson, sent to Camp Dix August, 1918, applied 
for service in the Aero Observation, sent to Fort Sill 
in September, 1918, ill in hospital for three months. 

27. Private Edward G. Lien, enlisted August 21st, 
1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, thence to Camp 
Stewart, thence to France with Co. M, Pioneer Inf., 
A. E. F. 

28. Private Warren Clark Lawson, enlisted July, 
1917 with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., transferred to 
Co. C, 147th Regt. Inf., A. E. F. for overseas duty, 
ill in hospital, fought through five battles, again 
sent to hospital and remained there until sent to 
United States. 

29. Private Martin Larson, enlisted under the 
name of Martin McCurdy at Winnipeg. Canada in 
November, 1914, assigned to the 16th Battalion of 
Canadian Scottish troops, 3rd Brigade, trained for 
a time at Camp Valcartier, thence to England with 
the first Canadian overseas contingent, thence to 
France, wounded in the knee at the battle of Ypres 
June 13th, 1916, sent to a hospital in England for 
six months, thence to France again, killed in action 
in the battle of Vimy Ridge, April 4th, 1917, was 
probably the first Anoka County man to volunteer 
for service in the world war and was the first to 
give his life for humanity, from this county. 

30. Private Hilder Lundahl, enlisted September 
21st, 1917, assigned to Co. D, 136th Inf., at Camp 
Cody, New Mexico. 

31. Sergeant Malcolm Babbitt Lurton, enlisted at 
East Grand Forks June 7th, 1917, in Medical. U. S. 
Army, sent to Jefferson Barracks, thence to Fort 
Riley, promoted Sergeant July 26th, 1917, transferred 
to Camp Dodge, to 350th .Ambulance Co., transferred 
to 276th .Ambulance Co., detailed in office, Camp 
Epidemiologist. 

?i2. Private Douglas Ellsworth Lurton, enlisted 
April 3rd. 1918, at Fort Logan, Colorado, assigned 
Medical Department, discharged Alay 16th, 1918 for 
phjsical disability, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, con- 
tracted tuberculosis in the service, recuperated in 
Arizona, returned to Grand Forks, North Dakota. 

^^. Mechanic Lester C. McDaniel, enlisted in July, 
1917, and served in P'rance with the 133rd Field Ar- 
tillery. Battery F, A. E. F. 

34. Mechanic Fred D. McGrath, served in France 
with Co. I. 3rd Pioneer IT. S. Infantry. .\. I',. F. 



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35. Wagoner Charles McGinty, enlisted August 
24th, 1917, in Co. B* 3rd Inf., M. N. G., transferred 
to Supply Co., 125th F. A., went to France from 
Camp Upton, New York September 27th, 1918, dis- 
charged January 22nd, 1919. 

36. Corporal Floyd D. Miller, enlisted June 17th, 

1917, with Co. B, 3rd Inf., M. N. G., went to Camp 
Cody August 27th, 1917, transferred to 125th F. A. 
September 28th, 1917, promoted Corporal June 19th, 

1918, went to Fort Sill July 4th, 1918, to Qamp 
Upton September 16th, 1918, landed in England 
October 7th, 1918 and thence to France. 

37. Private Joe McDonald, served with Co. A, 131st 
Inf., A. E. F., in France, was wounded August 20th, 
1918, and slightly gassed. 

38. Private Maurice Kenneth Meister, enlisted 
February 26th, 1917, sent to 27th Co. at Jefferson 
Barracks, transferred in May, 1917 to 19th Supply 
Co. at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, transferred to Co. 
C, 19th Inf., which company made enviable record 
in charge of negro soldiers from the 24th U. S. Inf., 
who were tried for mutiny and murder in riot of 
August 23rd, 1917 and executed, transferred in July, 
1918, to Headquarters Co., 19th Inf., at Camp Travis. 



39. Private Elwyn Leroy Meister, enlisted June 
16th, 1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went to 
Camp Cody, in November 1917 was transferred to 
Auxiliary Remount Depot No. 326 at Camp Cody. 

40. Private Freeman Elliott Meister, enlisted July 
22nd, 1918, in the Balloon section of the Signal Corps, 
was sent to Camp Dodge from Lewiston, Montana, 
in August, 1918 was transferred to Fort Omaha and 
later to Florence Field, Nebraska, in September, 
1918 again transferred to Camp Morrison, Virginia, 
sailed for France with the 35th Balloon Co. on 
October 20th, 1918. 

41. George P. McCardle, enlisted in the U. S. Navy 
April 12th. 1917, at Minneapolis, went to Great Lakes 
Training Station, thence on April 20th to Pacific 
coast, in June went aboard the "Vulcan," thence to 
Norfolk, via Panama, burned in explosion at Mare 
Island, hospital seven weeks, returned to the "Vul- 
can," member of crew which saved 64 men from 
sinking ship off New Foundland. 

42. Miss Dora Mecklenburg, entered government 
service as Red Cross Nurse in 1917, went to France 
in October, 1918, stationed at Base Hospital No. 57 
near Paris. 



PLATE IV. 



1. Private Walter L. Mecklenburg, enlisted July 
22nd, 1918, assigned to Co. M,, 3rd Pioneer Inf., 
and served in France after October 1st, 1918. 

2. Private Amandus Leonard Mattson, enlisted 
June 28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to 
Co. F, 311th Engineers, A. E. F., left Newport News 
August 28th for France, reached England two weeks 
later, France a week later, in hospital for two 
months with pneumonia, remained in Germany with 
army of occupation. 

3. Private Adrian Mattson. enlisted July 22nd, 1918, 
sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to Co. M, 3rd 
Pioneer Inf., A. E. F., transferred to Camp Stewart, 
thence to France, was at the Verdun front when 
the armistice was signed, loading ammunition 
trucks. 

4. Private Harry L. McGaffey, enlisted in New 
Mexico in June, 1917, went to Camp Cody, trans- 
ferred to Albuquerque, thence to Camp Kearney, 
overseas in August, 1918, assigned to Co. A, 144th 
Machine Gun Bn.. 40th Division, transferred 162nd 
M. G. Bn., now stationed at Weitersburg, Germany, 
Co. D, Sth M. G. Bn., Second Division. 

5. Corporal George M. McKay, enlisted in April, 
1918, sent to Camp Dodge, thence to Texas, thence 
to France with Co. K, 360th Inf., 90th Division, 
A. E. F., three times over the top unhurt, finally 
gassed and helmet shot off, seventy-four days at 
the front, remained with army of occupation at 
Zeltingen, Germany. 

6. Private Thomas Raymond Norris, enlisted with 
Co. B, 3rd Inf., M. N. G., in June, 1917, went to 
Camp Cody in August, transferred to 125th F. A., 
went to France in June, 1918, transferred to 10th 
F. A. and saw service with that regiment until the 
end of the war. 

7. First Lieutenant, Medical. David E. Nelson, en- 
listed July 15th, 1918, at Brainerd, Minnesota, at- 
tached to Base Hospital 113, A. E. F. and served 
in France. 

8. First Lieutenant, Medical, Oscar E. Nelson, en- 
listed at Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 20th. 1918, 
attached to the Infirmary at Camp Grant, Illinois. 

9. Joseph M. Oehman, enlisted in the U. S. Navy 
December 15th, 1917, left for Great Lakes Training 
camp December 18th, 1918, trained in the Fireman's 
Corps, taken sick February 8th, 1918, discharged on 
account of disability in July, 1918. 



10. Corporal George Purcell O'Connor, enlisted 
December 6th, 1917, sent to Kelly Field, transferred 
in March, 1918, to Indianapolis to 809th Aero Repair 
Squadron. 

11. vSergeant Raymond E. Parker, enlisted with 
Co. B, 3rd Inf., M. N. G., and went to Camp Cody 
with the company, transferred to 3rd Regt. Band, 
remained at Camp Cody for a year and then went 
to France with the 125th F. A. 

12. Private Warren Parker, enlisted in Ambulance 
Co. No. 37 which left Minneapolis September 13th, 
1917 for training at Allentown, Pennsylvania, went 
overseas in March, 1918, was assigned to active duty 
with the French army in April, 1918, served until 
the close of the war. 

13. Private Walter Pearson, enlisted with Co. B, 
3rd Inf., M. N. G., in July, 1917, went to Camp Cody, 
transferred to Co. D, 127th F. A., was stationed at 
Camp Dix, New Jersey for a month before leaving 
for France. Last heard from by Anoka friends in 
a letter written in October, 1918, which stated that 
he had arrived safely in France. 

14. Second Lieutenant Fritz Peterson, enlisted Co. 
B, 3rd Inf., M. N. G. December 14th, 1914, served 
on the Mexican border June to December, 1916, went 
to Camp Cody in August, 1917 with rank of First 
Sergeant, transferred to Battery C, 125th F. A. in 
October, 1917, entered Third Officer's Training 
camp. Camp Stanley, Texas, January 9th, 1918; com- 
missioned Second Lieutenant after completing course 
at Saumur Artillery school, assigned to Battery B, 
16th F. A., and took part in the Allied drives of 
October and November and in the capture of Sedan, 
was with the 4th Division in the army of occupation 
which went into Germany. 

15. Corporal Adolph Pusch, enlisted June 16th, 

1917, to Camp Cody with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf.. 
transferred to Headquarters Co., 125th F. A., to 
France September 24th, 1918, served there until the 
armistice was signed. Left on Christmas morning. 

1918, from Bordeaux for home arriving in the United 
States January Sth, 1919. 

16. Sergeant Allen S. Peterson, enlisted in August, 
1918. sent to Co. M, 55th Pioneer Inf., A. E. F., served 
in France. 



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17. Private Carl M. Peterson, enlisted June 28th, 
1918, sent to Camp Grant, transferred to Camp Rob- 
ertson, assigned to Battery B, H. V. F. A., A. E. F., 
86th Division for overseas service. 

18. Private Edward C. Peters, enlisted at Anoka 
April 9th, 1918, sent to Pittsburgh Technical School, 
attached to advance Medical Supply Depot No. 1. 

19. Private Mace S. Peters, enlisted April 9th, 1918, 
sent to Pittsburgh Technical School, attached to 
Advance Medical Supply Depot No. 1. 

20. Private Josef Prizborowski, enlisted July 28th, 
1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Q. M. C, Re- 
claimation Dept., A. E. F., A. P. O. 762. 

21. Private Charles Peterson, enlisted May 2Sth. 
1918, sent to Camp Lewis, assigned to Co. A, 324th 
Inf., 40th Division, reached France in August, 1918, 
in battle when armistice was signed. 

22. Private Erwin W. Penny, enlisted at St. Paul 
in the Hospital Corps April 29th, 1918, sent to Jeffer- 
son Barracks, thence to Fort Sheridan, thence to 
Camp Merritt, thence to Hoboken, to Camp Dix, 
to Evacuation Hospital No. 12, thence to Base Hos- 
pital, discharged from there August 3rd, discharged 
from service August 28th, 1918. 

23. Private Parker F. Penney, enlisted September 
Sth, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, discharged January, 
1919. 

24. Cook Archie Rither, enlisted in Cass County 
February 22nd, 1918, served with the 34th Regt., 

C. A. C. at Camp Eustis, Virginia, discharged De- 
cember 24th, 1918. 

25. Corporal Loren G. Reynolds, enlisted with Co. 
B, 3rd Infantry, M. N. G., left with the com- 
pany for Camp Cody, transferred to Battery A, 
126th F. A., and served in France. 

26. Private Calvin E. Reynolds, served with Co. 

D, 8th Inf., A. P. O. No. 716. 

27. Sergeant Hubert E. Rathbun, enlisted with Co. 
B, 3rd Inf., M. N. G., in 1916, saw service on Mexi- 
can border, appointed a Corporal, appointed a Ser- 
geant July 17th, 1917, went to Camp Cody with 
his company, transferred to Radio Company, 108th 
Field Signal Battalion and appointed Sergeant First 
Class, went to France October 13th, 1918. 

28. Private Lester T. Robinson, enlisted Septem- 
ber 19th, 1918, sent to Co. B, 3rd T. D. Dunwoody 
S. A. T. C, discharged December 13th, 1918. 

29. Private William Lloyd Ridge, enlisted July 
22nd, 1918, assigned to Co. M, 3rd Pioneer Inf., 
A. E. F. and served in France. 

30. Private Carl W. Rehbein, enlisted September 
22nd, 1917, sent to Camp Dodge, served in France 
with Co. H, 9th Inf., A. E. F., wounded twice and 
reported dead, but recovered and on the way home. 



31. Private Clarence E. Sandoz, enlisted with Co. 
B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went to France August 26th, 
1918, served until the fighting was over. 

32. Private Bert Stanley Sulness, enlisted and sent 
to Camp Grant on August 28th, 1918, transferred to 
Camp Hancock, Georgia, September 29th, 1918, died 
in the service of his country there on October 12th, 
1918, military funeral and burial at his home in the 
Township of Grow, Anoka County. 

33. Sergeant Howard P. Smith, served as First 
Sergeant of M. G. Co., 78th Infantry. 

34. Private Ernest Llewellyn Shadick, enlisted in 
Aviation Mechanics Training School, St. Paul, July 
Sth, 1918, Co. B, 1st Regt., discharged on Decem- 
ber 19th, 1918. 

35. Private Alfred Moses Shadick, enlisted Octo- 
ber 9th, 1918 in the S. A. T. C, U. of Minnesota, 
Co. 10, 1st Regt., discharged December 18th, 1918. 

36. Private Roy H. G. Sanderson, enlisted Co. L, 
34th Engineers, A. E. F., and served in France. 

37. Private Fred August Schulke, enlisted at Anoka 
August 28th, 1918, went to Camp Wadsworth, thence 
to Camp Stewart, thence to France, with Co. L, 
4th Pioneer Inf., A. E. F. 

38. Private Foster L. Staples, enlisted at Calgary, 
Canada November 9th, 1915, in 89th Battalion, re- 
jected, in April 1916, enlisted second time in January, 
1917 in 2nd Canadian Tramway Co., C. E., sailed 
for England January 27th, 1917, landed February 
Sth, to France in June 1917, cited for bravery in 
action September, 1918. 

39. Private John Spohn, enlisted July, 1918, entered 
Balloon School at Fort Omaha, Nebraska, assigned 
to 47th Balloon Co., finished course, transferred to 
60th Balloon Co., when peace came was transferred 
to Fort Crook. 

40. Private Walter Schmeltzer, enlisted in South 
Dakota in April, 1917, in Co. B, 149th M. G._ Bn., 
was the first volunteer in the town of Ipswich, left 
for England January 10th, 1918, served as a motor- 
cycle dispatch carrier in the Rainbow Division at 
Lorraine, Rheims, Chateau Thierry, leg broken, in- 
valided home to West Baden, Indiana, thence home. 

41. Sergeant John Edward Schmeltzer, enlisted in 
April, 1917, at Aberdeen, South Dakota with Co. C, 
148th M. G. Bn., was engaged in training overseas 
troops while in France. 

42. Sergeant Clarence Spohn, enlisted with Co. B, 
3rd Inf., M. N. G., was transferred to the Quarter- 
master Corps in October, 1917, promoted Corporal, 
promoted Sergeant, was driving motor cycle for Mili- 
tary Police at Camp Cody and had applied for Of- 
ficer's Training School when armistice was signed. 



PLATE V. 



1. Private Amos J. Shaw, enlisted October 14th, 
1918, assigned to Section 2, A. S. JJ. S., Kelly Field, 
San Antonio, Texas. 

2. Captain LaSalle D. Stewart, commissioned First 
Lieutenant January 24th, 1918, detailed to Co. D, 
10th Bn. Engineers, transferred to 28th Co., 20th En- 
gineers, went to France from Eugene, Oregon, where 
he has resided for a number of years. Promoted 
Captain October, 1918. 

3. Private Clarence Hills Schwab, enlisted July 
3rd, 1918, as aviation mechanic, A. M. T. S., ,St. 
Paul, after completing course transferred to Chaniite 
Field, Rantoul, Illinois, ready for overseas service 
when armistice was signed. 

4. Private George Dewey Stewart, enlisted vOcto- 
ber 11th, 1918, in the S. A. T. C, at Minnesota 
University. 



5. Private Axel Edwin Stromgren, enlisted June 
28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Co. B, 
331st Machine Gun Battalion, A. E. F., died in the 
service of his country in France October 7th, 1918 
from influenza. 

6. Private Anton Maurice Sorenson, enlisted Octo- 
ber 24th, 1918, sent to Camp Forest, Georgia and 
assigned to 2nd Engineer's R. Ct Bn. 

7. Private First Class Harry C. Sorensen, enlisted 
July, 1917, assigned to Co. D, M. P., C. T. D., A. E. 
F., to France, A. P. O. 926 stationed at Audun. 

8. Edward P. Slater, Contract Surgeon, appointed 
Contract Surgeon for the government September 
24th, 1918, having been on leave from the Medical 
Officers' Reserve in which he enlisted on October 
25th, 1917, attached to the S. A. T. C. at University 
of Minnesota, died of influenza in the service of his 
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9. Private John James Sullivan, enlisted Decem- 
ber 10th, 1917, sent to Jefferson Barracks, transferred 
to Fort Monroe, Det. C, A. S. D. Officer's Division, 
made orderly to the C O. ill in hospital eight weeks 
from the first of July. 

10. Private John Small, enlisted October 22nd, 
1918, attached to 366th Machine Gun Battalion. 

11. Corporal Orlo Tohn Smith, enlisted June 20th, 

1917, sent to Camp Cody, to Fort Sill, to Camp Up- 
ton, to England, thence to France with Battery A, 
125th Field Artillery, discharged January 9th, 1919. 

12. Cook Floyd K. Smith, enlisted in May, 1917, 
sent to Jefferson Barracks, thence to Fort Snelling, 
thence to Fort Sheridan, thence to Camp Jackson, 
attached to Headquarters Co., 172nd F. A., dis- 
charged in January, 1919. 

13. Private Kenneth Taplin, saw service in France 
in several branches, sailed from Hoboken June 27th, 

1918, reached France, via England, July 15th, was in 
a hospital with mumps two weeks, served ]Military 
Police until August 17th, a week attached to a 
Field Artillery Replacement Regiment, transferred to 
Battery A, 76th F. A., participated in St. Mjhiel 
drive, marched every night for twenty-three nights, 
again to the hospital, October 15th transferred En- 
gineers Com. Det. A. P. O. 785. 

14. Private Clayton B. Thurston, enlisted in Am- 
bulance Co. No. 2)7 which left Minneapolis Septem- 
ber 13th, 1917, for training at Allentown Pennsyl- 
vania, went overseas in ^March, 1918, and assigned 
to active duty with the French Arm_y in April, serv- 
ing thus until the close of the war. His somewhat 
complicated address abroad was: S. S. V. 646 Con- 
vois Automobile B. C. M. Paris A. E. F. 

15. Private Milroy J. Tollin, reached France with 
the Rainbow Division, enlisted with the 1st Minne- 
sota F. A., transferred to Battery F, 151st U. S. 
Field Artillery, 42nd Division, A. E. F. 

16. Corporal Elon W. Tollin, enlisted March 28th, 

1917, with the 1st Minnesota F. A., was transferred 
to and went to France with Battery F, 151st U. S. 

'Field Artillery, 42nd Division, A. E. F., wounded 
March 15th, 1918, cited for bravery for services 
rendered September 21st, 1918. 

17. Corporal Leslie Paul Thompson, enlisted on 
April 21st, 1917, with the 1st Iowa Field Artillery, 
transferred to Battery B, 126th Field Artillery, 
trained at Fort Logan Roost, Arkansas and at Camp 
Cody, left Camp Upton, New York in September, 
1918 with the 34th Division for France. 

18. Private Walter E. Thompson, enlisted July 31st, 

1918, sent to the 4th Pioneer Inf., sent to France, 
stationed at Bar Le Duie Adrsen, P. W. E. No. 
220, A. P. O. 907. 

19. Private Maurice E. Varney, enlisted with Co. 
B, 3rd Inf.. M. N. G., and went with the company 
to Camp Cody. 

20. Sergeant, 1st Class, George August Harry 
Veidt, served on the ^Mexican border with Co. B, 
3rd Minnesota Inf., re-enlisted Septemiber 22nd, 

1917, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned to Co. C, 313th 
Engineers, reached France with this unit and served 
thirty days in the front before the armistice was 
signed. 

21. Corporal Tohn F. Whipple, enlisted at Elk 
River with Co. B, 3rd Inf., M. N. G„ went to Camp 
Cody for training, transferred to 125th F. A. and 
promoted Corporal, transferred to Battery E, 126th 
F. A., stationed at Fort Sill from July 1st, 1918 
to September 1st, 1918, thence overseas, the trans- 
port he sailed on rammed and sank another ship in 
a fog, after the armistice his regiment returned to 
the United States but he was detailed for Military 
Police and remained in France. Co. 236, ]\I. P. C, 
A. E. F., A. P. O. 70S. 

22. Private Edwin E. Wahlund, enlisted April 29th, 

1918, sent to Camp Dodge, thence to Camp Travis, 
Texas, sailed for France with Co. A, 358tli Inf., 



A. E. F. on June 18th, 1918, "over the top" several 
times. 

2i. Sergeant Sterling F. Wesp, enlisted in the 
Alarines July 28th, 1918, sent to Paris Island, trans- 
ferred to Co. 177, 14th Regiment U. S. M. C. and 
stationed at Camp Quantico, Virginia. 

24. Private William L. Wesp, enlisted June 18th, 
1918, went to Camp Lewis, Washington to Depot 
Brigade there, transferred to Military Police. 

25. Private 1st Class, Bernard J. Witte, Ir., en- 
listed with Co. B, 3rd Inf., M. N. G., 1912, transferred 
to Battery F in 1915, enlisted again February, 1918, 
sent to Camp Dodge, thence to Camp Custer, Michi- 
gan, thence to France where he was surgical assist- 
ant in charge of Infirmary of S5th Engineers at 
Montierchaurme. 

26. Private Francis Witte, enlisted Co. B, 3rd. Inf., 
iM. N. G., in 1914, served until summer of 1916, dis- 
charged, enlisted in July, 1918 at Sacramento, Cali- 
fornia, sent to Seattle, thence to Camp Lewis, Wash- 
inton, in September to 1st Co., 1st Bn., 166th 
Depot Brigade, won expert rifleman medal, acting 
sergeant in Permanent Personnel, selected for Of- 
ficer's Training Camp at Camp Fremont when arm- 
istice was signed, discharged December 9th, 1918. 

27. Private Otho Paul Whipple, enlisted in the 
vocational section of the S. A. T. C. October 16th, 
1918, assigned to Co. 2, 2nd Regt. Signal Corps, dis- 
charged December 14th, 1918. 

28. Corporal Alvin Harry Westlund, enlisted Octo- 
ber 4th, 1917, assigned first to Co. B, 342pd Inf., 
Camp Grant, transferred to Camp Pike, 346th Inf., 
thence to Provisional Battalion of Military Police 
at Camp Pike, Arkansas, discharged February 24th, 
1919. 

29. Private Henry Wuest, enlisted June 28th, 1918, 
was sent to Camp Grant for training, was assigned 
to Co. I, 353rd Inf., went overseas and was in 
battle near Verdun, wounded on November 1st, 
1918, taken to hospital November 3rd and died No- 
vember 9th, 1918, in the service of his country. The 
last letter which his people received from him was 
dated October 18th, 1918. 

30. Private William George Wuest, enlisted June!^ 
24th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Co. B, 
354th Inf., went overseas soon after September 1st 
and participated in several battles, member of the 
army of occupation. 

31. Private Albert M. Wuest, enlisted September 
19th, 1918 at Dunwoody, assigned Co. B, S. A. T. C, 
discharged December 16th, 1918. ' 

2i2. Sergeant William Thomas Wood, enlisted May 
3rd, 1918, assigned to Co. A, 6th Anti-Air Craft 
Battalion. ' 

ZZ. Private Clarence A. Wethern, enlisted May 
24th, 1917, in California, trained at Fort Bliss, as- 
signed to Supply Co. 13th Field Artillery, at Chat- 
eau Thierry front August 3rd to 19th, St. Mihiel 
front September 8th to 12th, Argonne Wood Sep- 
tember 26th until end of the fight, wounded Octo- 
ber 6th, hospital two weeks, sixty-five days under 
shell fire, stationed at Buchel, Germany with army 
of occupation. 

*34. John R. Wilkins, enlisted in the IMuinesota 
National Guard ./Vpril 10th, 1917, enlisted in the 
Navy after being discharged from National Guard, 
went to Great Lakes, July 18th, 1917, given radio 
training at Cambridge and Philadelphia, sent aboard 
destroyer U. S. S. Talbot as first class seaman, helped 
rescue American soldiers torpedoed near England, 
rescued 20 in life boats from S. S. Tuscania, convoy 
duty. 

35. Private Howard G. Wilkins, enlisted in the 
AFarines in St. Paul, July 2nd, 1918, trained at Paris 
Island and at Quantico, won two medals for expert 
markmanship, sailed for F'rance just prior to signing 
of armistice. 



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36. Private Heber C. Wilkins, enlisted September 
8th, 1917, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned to 337th 
Field Artillery, left for France February, 1918, for 
G. H. Q., with company of overseas casuals, served 
at Chaumont during the war. 

27. Private Howard Fay Williamson, enlisted in 
Co. Ej 34th U. S. Infantry, went to France and re- 
mained with the army of occupation. 

38. Arthur E. Warneke, enlisted in the U. S. Navy 
in September, 1917, to San Francisco for training, 
thence to the U. S. S. Kearsarge at Norfolk, hospital 
three weeks in December, thence to U. S. S. Aroos- 
took, mine planter, sailed in June, 1918, participated 
in laying of 230 miles of mines from Orkneys to Nor- 
way coast where Americans laid 56.570 mines out of 
a total of 70,000 planted, reached Hampton Roads 
in January, 1919, thence to Cuba. 

39. Corporal William Andersen, enlisted June 24th, 
1918, to Camp Grant, transferred July 26th to Camp 
Robertson, overseas September I7th with Battery A, 
333rd Field Artillery, returned to United States 
January 3rd, 1919, discharged from Camp Grant 
January 20th, 1919. 



40. Private Frank Andersen, enlisted June 24th, 
1918, to Camp Grant, assigned to Co. D, 333rd ]Ma- 
chine Gun Bn., overseas September 13th, 1918, trans- 
ferred to 132nd Inf., Machine Gun Co., was at the 
front when the armistice was signed and remained 
with army of occupation. 

41. Private 1st Class, Anthony J. Andersen, en- 
listed August 21st, 1917 with Co. B, 3rd Mj^mesota 
Inf., transferred to 125th Field Artillery, July 21st, 
1918, transferred to 102nd Field Artillery, 26th Divi- 
sion, was in the battle of Chateau Thierry and at 
Verdun, was gassed October 10th, sent to Base 
Hospital No. 27, thence to Base Hospital 11, reached 
United States December 24th, 1918, transferred to 
Fort Snelling Hospital January 14th, discharged 
from Fort Dodge February 18th, 1919. 

42. Sergeant Theodore William Akin, enlisted 
April 29th, 1918, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned Co. 
S, 4th Bn., 116th Engineers, A. E. F. for overseas 
service A. P. O. 733, transferred January 1st, 1919 
to Unit B, Graves Registration Service, A. P. O. 
717 and remained for this special duty in gathering 
data regarding American dead in France. 



PLATE VI. 



1. Private Theodore Anderson, enlisted August 
28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, there until dis- 
charged. 

2. Private First Class Earle J. Ashmore, enlisted 
June 28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to 
Headquarters, 341st Inf., transferred to Camp Upton 
August 20th, arrived overseas September 21st, trans- 
ferred to Co. C, Military Police, G. H. Q., A. P. O. 
930, remained with army of occupation. 

3. Private First Class Seth Arnold Anderson, en- 
listed with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., in April, 1917, 
went to Camp Cody, transferred to Battery C, 125th 
Field Artillery, went to France in June, 1918, trans- 
ferred to 102nd Field Artillery, 26th Division. 

4. Arthur Andersch, enlisted in the Navy July 
29th, 1918, went aboard U. S. S. Watonwan, stationed 
at Falmouth, England. 

5. Alachinist's Mate Richard Sigfred Amundsen, 
enlisted June 14th, 1918, in the Navy, went to Dun- 
woody Naval School. 

6. Private Robert E. Anderson, enlisted at Min- 
neapolis, June 27th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, thence 
to Camp Mills, assigned to Co. K, 109th Inf., 28th 
Division. 

7. Private David A. Anderson, enlisted September 
19th, 1918, sent to Dunwoody, assigned to Co. B, 
S. A. T. C. 

8. Private George Anderson, enlisted at Seattle 
in April, 1918, assigned to the Medical Corps, sent 
to Evacuation Hospital No. 9, in France. 

9. Private Gunnard Anderson, enlisted May 25th, 
1918, sent to Camp Lewis, thence to Camp Kearney, 
thence to France, with Co. D, 307th Inf., 77th Divi- 
sion, in battle for two months prior to armistice. 

10. Private Carl Walter Anderson, enlisted May 
25th, 1918, sent to Camp Lewis, assigned to Co. G, 
307th Inf., 77th Division, A. E. F., wounded in the 
head by shrapnel November 8th, 1918, in the Ar- 
gonne Forest. 

11. Second Lieutenant George Walter Armstrong, 
enlisted September 20th, 1917, assigned to Battery 
C, 337th Field Artillery, commissioned Second Lieu- 
tenant. 

12. Private Archie Finch Armstrong, enlisted June 
25th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, served in France 
and remained with the army of occupation. 

13. Private Philip Armstrong, enlisted in iMinne- 
apolis trained and sent to France where he remained 
with the army of occupation. 



14. Private Rudolph Jacob Beckenbach, enlisted 
September 22nd, 1917, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned 
to 135th Depot Brigade, overseas, assigned to Co. 
H. 166th Inf., 42nd Division, fought at Chateau 
Thierry, St. Mihiel and Verdun, wounded in shoulder 
by machine gun at Verdun. 

15. Corporal Louis Vesley Beckenbach, enlisted 
September 18th, 1917, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned 
to Battery D, 337th Field Artillery, 88th Division, 
transferred to Kelly Field, transferred to Vancouver 
Barracks, to 10th Squadron, A. S. S. C. 

16. Private Rudolph Joseph Barth, enlisted at 
Marshalltown, Iowa, July 24th, 1918, sent to Camp 
Pike, assigned to Co. L, 330th Inf., transferred to 
Camp Merritt, thence to France, returned to New- 
port News on January 29th. 

17. Corporal George C. Blixt, enlisted August 25th, 
1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, appointed a cor- 
poral. 

18. Private Charles Frederick Blixt, enlisted Sep- 
tember 29th, 1917, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned 
to Co. C, 135th Inf., in several battles, still in 
France. 

19. Corporal Alfred Walter Blixt, enlisted July 
26th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Co. E, 
343rd Inf. 

20. Corporal Maurice Baker, enlisted July 22nd, 
1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to Co. M, 
3rd Pioneer Inf. 

21. Private C. Edward Bondegard, enlisted August 
28th, 1917, went to Camp Cody, assigned to Co. C, 
135th Inf. 

22. Steve Buvala, enlisted in the United States 
Navy July 22nd, 1918, served as fireman aboard 
U. S. S. Craster Hall. 

23. Sergeant Rollo Lester Butt, enlisted November 
1st, 1917, went to A. M. T. S. at St. Paul. 

24. Cook Walter W. Cowden. enlisted at Water- 
town. South Dakota, in April, 1918, assigned to 
Headquarters Det., 31st Engineers, overseas in May. 

25. Private Harold R. Christenson, enlisted Octo- 
ber 24th, 1918, sent to Camp Forrest, assigned to 
Co. 19. 2nd Regt. Engineers. 

26. Private Ralph H. Covyeou, enlisted May 19th 
1917, assigned 2nd Co. A, Marine Barracks, Norfolk, 
Virginia, received sharpshooter's badge. 

27. I'rivate Elmer John Christenson, enlisted July 
22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, overseas with 
the 3rd Pioneer Inf., A. E. F. 



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28. Private Alder Oscar Christenson, enlisted July 
30th, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to 
Co. L, 107th Inf., 27th Division, A. E. F., overseas 
with this unit. 

29. Corporal Henry M. Christenson, enlisted Sep- 
tember 22nd, 1917, assigned to Battery C, 334th 
Field Artillery. 

30. Private Carl Albert Christenson, enlisted Sep- 
tember 22nd, 1917, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned 
to the 7th Supply Co., A. E. F., A. P. O. 762, served 
in France. 

31. Private John R. Christenson, enlisted July 22nd, 
1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to Co. L, 
3rd Pioneer Inf., 

32. Private Edwin Knute Carlson, enlisted June 
24th, 1918, sent to Co. O, 21st Engineers, overseas 
service. 

Z2i. Private Leland B. Carlson, enlisted April 29th. 
1918, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned to Co. B, 3rd 
Regt. Engineers. 

34. Myrtle O. Cedar, A. N. C, ordered to Camp 
Pike February 20th, 1918, by Superintendent of 
Army Nurse Corps, entering service there February 
28th, 1918, is still there. 

35. Private John Henry Corrigan, enlisted July 
22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, died overseas 



of influenza and pneumonia in the service of his 
country, October 21st, 1918. 

36. Private Oliver Chapman, enlisted September 
22nd, 1917, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned to Co. B, 
Machine Gun, 351st Inf., served overseas. 

37. Private Dale Chapman, enlisted December 15th, 

1917, went to training, assigned to 12th Coast Ar- 
tillery defending Cape Fear, Fort Caswell, North 
Carolina. 

38. Private Rolland Castle, enlisted October 22nd, 

1918, sent to Camp Cody, assigned to Co. A, 315th 
Motor Transport Repair Unit. 

39. Private Lloyd E. Dimmick, enlisted July 24th, 
1918, assigned to Co. B, 3rd Pioneer Inf., overseas in 
September, 1918. 

40. Coxswain Jacob Otto Domning, enlisted in the 
United States Navy in Minneapolis December 12th, 
1917, served during the war on the U. S. S. Missis- 
sippi. 

41. Private Emery A. De Jarlais, enlisted for lim- 
ited service September 4th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, 
transferred to May's Landing, New Jersey for guard 
duty. 

42. Wagoner Syrian P. Dierling. enlisted August 
15th, 1918, sent to Co. 70, Evacuation Ambulance. 



PLATE VII. 



1. Private Peter J. Dwyer, enlisted on April 10th, 
1918, assigned to Co. F, First Gas Regiment, served 
in the battle of St. Mihiel, September 26th, 1918. 

2. Private Leander J. Domler, enlisted October 
22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Cody, assigned to Co. H, 
388th Inf. 

3. Private Vernon Russell Dahl, enlisted July 10th, 
1918, went to Jefferson Barracks, assigned 16th Co., 
G. S. I. 

4. Theresa Erickson, served as a nurse July, 1898. 
at Chickamauga, sent to Philippines in December, 
1898, with the army of occupation in Philippines, 
1901, returned to Philippines November, 1903, first 
chief of district until 1905, re-entered service as 
Army Red Cross nurse June 25th, 1918, reached 
France July 25th, 1918, attached to Staff of A. M. 
Hospital No. 1, at Paris, transferred last of August 
to southern France near Lyons, children's depart- 
ment until October 20th, military hospital till De- 
cember 1st, back to Paris until January 8th, 1919, 
returned to U. S. January 19th, 1919, remains on 
the reserve list of U. S. Nursing Service. 

5. Private William Egan, enlisted February 25th, 
1918, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned to Co. B, 351st 
Inf., transferred to Camp Logan Co. 3, 2nd P. R. 
Regt., made First Class Private, assigned to Co. H, 
132nd, overseas last May, 1918, saw service in Bel- 
gium, stationed in Luxemburg after armistice. 

6. Private Michael J. Egan, enlisted April 25th, 
1918, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned to Machine Gun 
Bn., transferred to Co. A, 343rd Machine Gun Bn., 
at Camp Travis, First Class Private, overseas last 
of June, remained in army of occupation in Germany. 

7. I'rivate William E. Englund, enlisted September 
4th, 1918, having taken a course as radio operator 
the year previous at Dunwoody, went to Camp Han- 
cock, Georgia, assigned to Co. G, 5th Training Regi- 
ment, on October 1st, 1918, he died of pneumonia 
while in the service of his country. 

8. Private Edward Dewey Ferguson, enlisted Julv 
10th, 1916, in St. Paul with Battery A, M. N. G'., 
served on the Mexican border, transferred to the 
United States Navy in April, 1917, began as fireman 
on U. S. vS. Utah, now engineer. 

9. Private Keith M. Ferguson, enlisted September 
5th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Co. 12, 



Inf. Repl. and Tr. Troops, began officer's training 
but armistice prevented completion of course. 

10. Wagoner Daniel Freeburg, enlisted in June, 

1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went to Camp 
Cody, transferred to Headquarters Co., 125th F. A., 
overseas with that unit, returned with same unit. 

11. Private First Class John N. Freeburg, enlisted 
in July, 1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went 
to Camp Cody with the company, transferred Co. 
B, 125th F. A., Quartermaster Corps. 

12. Colonel Paul Giddings, enlisted June 1893, as- 
signed to Troop E, 8th Cavalry, Fort Meade, ap- 
pointed Lance Corporal June 1893, Corporal Decem- 
ber, 1893, Sergeant June, 1894, First Sergeant Decem- 
ber, 1896, commissioned Second Lieutenant March. 
1897, attached to 3rd Inf., service in Cuba and Phil- 
ippines, commissioned First Lieutenant March, 1899, 
Captain November, 1901, Major July, 1916, service 
on Mexican border, Lieutenant-Colonel August, 1917, 
attached to Adjutant General's Department, Colonel 
December, 1917. 

13. First Yeoman, Thomas J. Gillespie, enlisted in 
the United States Navy November 1st, 1914, on duty 
at Newport News, Virginia. 

14. Private Arthur H. Gove, enlisted May 20th, 

1918, sent to Camp Dix as mechanic, assigned to 
Co. C, 54th Regt. Transportation Corps, A. E. F., 

A. P. O. 794, still in France. 

15. Private Elmer Roy Golden, enlisted June 28th, 
1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Battery C, 
333rd Heavy Field Artillery. 

16. Private First Class George T. George, enlisted 
in April, 1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., 
went to Camp Cody with the company, transferred to 
Headquarters Co., 125th F. A., went to France, 
discharged upon return in Januarj% 1919. 

17. Private Sylvester Gardner, transferred to Co. 

B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., and volunteered for imme- 
diate service overseas, transferred to 151st Field 
Artillery and went to France with the Rainbow Divi- 
sion, still overseas. 

18. Private F'red Clare Gibson, enlisted June 28th, 
1918, sent to Camp Grant, overseas with Co. V.. 
109th Inf., 28th Division, in many battles last month 
of the war, 28th Division had 3,890 casualties, being 
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19. Private Joe A. Huntsinger, enlisted February 
5th, 1916, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., saw ser- 
vice on the Mexican border, to Camp Cody with the 
company, transferred to Battery C, 125th Field Ar- 
tillery, served in France. 

20. Captain Earl P. Hyatt, enlisted Co. B, 3rd 
Minnesota Inf., April 24th, 1899, appointed Corporal 
July 19th, 1900, Sergeant May 9th, 1903, First Ser- 
geant November 25th, 1904, commissioned Second 
Lieutenant December 6th, 1909, First Lieutenant 
November 11th, 1912, Captain June 17th, 1916, saw 
service on the Mexican border, went to Camp Qody 
with his company August 27th, 1917, left surplus 
when regiment was transferred to 125th F. A., at- 
tached to 136th Inf. from October 1st to November 
1st, in 59th Depot Brigade until January 1st, 1918, 
attached to 134th Inf. until February 11th, attached 
to Co. E, 136th Inf., transferred to Camp Dix, trans- 
ferred to Co. A, 133rd Inf., on September 12th, 1918, 
landed at Liverpool September 29th, France October 
10th, attached to Co. G, 161st Inf. November 1st, 
1918, on November 25th sent to Embarkation camp at 
St. Nazaire and assigned to duty in Inspection De- 
partment. 

21. Private Lester Elliott Hewson, enlisted June 
15th, 1918, sent to University of Minnesota, diploma 
as horseshoer and blacksmith, assigned to Batterv 
F, 40th Field Artillery, 14th Division. 

22. Second Lieutenant Joseph Guy Hall, enlisted 
from Pengilly, Minnesota, in June, 1917, in Red 
Cross Ambulance at Detroit, Michigan, stationed 
at Camp Custer, selected for Third Officer's Train- 
ing School, on September 25th, attached to Battery 
A, 106th F. A., 52nd Brigade, 27th Division, June 
6th, 1918, sent to French School of Fire at Saumur, 
commissioned September 1st, 1918, in action along 
the Meuse north of Verdun and in St. Mihiel drive 
from Dead Man's Hill. 

23. Electrician Alilton H. Hughes, enlisted in the 
United States Navy in May, 1918, assigned to duty 
at Palm Bay, New York. 

24. Private George Thomas Harris, enlisted August 
9th, 1918, assigned to Co. E. 

25. Private William C. Henke, enlisted June 28th, 
1917, in the 151st Field Artillery, served through 
the war and is still in France. 

26. Private Clififord Harold Howe, enlisted June 
1st, at Hibbing, Minnesota, sent to Jefferson Bar- 
racks, assigned to 17th Service Co.. Signal Corps, 
made first class private July 1st, 1918, transferred 
to Fort Leavenworth, transferred to Washington, 
D. C. February 1st, 1919. 

27. Private Charles E. Hall, enlisted from Everett. 
Washington, went to Camp Kearney, assigned to 
160th Infantry, overseas with 40th Division, one of 
90 men on September 18th transferred to 307th and 
308th Infantry, operating in Argonne Forest, placed 
in Co. B, 308th Inf., was a member of the famous 
"lost battalion." wounded in the hio at that time, 
sent to hospital and thence back to Camp Lewis and 
discharged. 



28. Carl F. Hartman, enlisted in the United States 
Navy May 10th, 1918, went to Great Lakes Training 
Station, assigned to Company B, 4th Regt., Naval 
Training. 

29. Corporal J. C. Hilliard, enlisted from Color- 
ado, January 2nd, 1918, sent to Camp Funston, as- 
signed to Co. E, 314th Ammunition Train, 89th Divi- 
sion, overseas in June, in France July 12th, from 
September 12th to armistice was continually under 
fire at St. Mihiel, Argonne, etc., remained with army 
of occupation at Coblenz. 

30. First Lieutenant Almon Neal Hutchins, en- 
listed from Coleraine in May, 1917, commissioned 
First Lieutenant and went to France in the Fall of 
1918, attached to Q. M. Department. 

31. Private Gerald Donavan Hollis. enlisted August 
15th, 1918, went to University of Minnesota, trans- 
ferred to Allentown, Pennsylvania October 18th, 
thence to Camp Merritt, arrived in France Novem- 
ber 12th, 1918, to Evac. Ambulance Co. 61, A. E. F. 

32. Private Jacob Hauger, enlisted with Co. B, 
3rd Minnesota Inf., in July, 1917, went to Camp 
Cody, transferred to Headquarters Co., 125th F. A., 
went overseas with that unit, drove for the com- 
manding officer, discharged in January, 1919. 

33. Private Wencil A. Jedlika, enlisted July 22nd, 
1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to Co. M, 
3rd Pioneer Inf. 

34. Private Lewis O. Jacob, enlisted November 
5th, 1918, sent to Camp Taylor, Kentucky, dis- 
charged December 5th, 1918. 

35. Private Lester A. Joy, enlisted in June, 1918, 
sent to Reserves at Camp Caswell, Wilmington, 
North Carolina. 

36. Corporal Emil S. Johnson, enlisted June 28th, 
1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Co. E, 3rd 
Prov. Trg. Regt., 83rd Division, France. 

37. Private Henning Richard Johnson, enlisted 
August 9th. 1918, sent to Jefferson Barracks, as- 
signed to Supply Co., 162nd Inf., overseas address, 
A. P. O. 272. 

38. First Sergeant Eugene L. Kelly, enlisted May, 
1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., assigned to 
Supply company, transferred to Supply Co., 125th 
F. A., Duluth, appointed Corporal, went to Camp 
Cody, transferred to 326th Auxiliary Remount, made 
First Sergeant. 

39. Private Vincent Bayless Kapka. enlisted March 
16th, 1918, assigned to 14th Cavalry Gun Troops, 
received medal as sharpshooter. 

40. Horseshoer John George Kolberg, enlisted June 
28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Supply 
Co., 331st Field Artillery. 

41. Private Earle E. Kastner. enlisted June 27th, 
1917, assigned to Battery F, 151st F. A., A. E. F., 
wounded March 15th. 1918. assigned to G. S. No. 1, 
Q. M. C, A. P. O. 702, A. E. F. 

42. Private Arthur Floyd Kable, enlisted August 
21st, 1918. sent to Camo Wadsworth, assigned to 
Co. B, 147th Inf., 37th Division, A. E. F. 



PLATE VIII 



1 Corporal Frederick W. Kable, enlisted May 16th, 

1917, went to Camp McArthur, assigned to Detach- 
ment No. 2, M. P. 

2. Private Oscar W. Lundberg, enlisted July 17th, 

1918, a.ssigned to Co. I, 3rd Bn., M. V. G. 

3. Private John Leveque, enlisted October 21st, 
1918, sent to Camp Forrest, assigned to 11th Pro- 
visional Remount Co. 

4. Private Noble Lawrence Lindberg, enlisted 
June 28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to 
Co. A, 1st Dev. Bn. 



5. Henry Longton. enlisted in the United States 
Navy April 30th, 1917, went aboard U. S. S. George 
Washington, on duty when this ship carried U. S. 
peace delegates to Brest, France, made twelve trips 
across Atlantic during hostilities on transport duty. 

6. Private Victor Able Lind, enlisted June 28th, 
1918. sent to Camp Grant, overseas with Co. F, 
311th Engineers, A. E. F. 

7. First Lieutenant George Sidnev Lang, enlisted 
January 7th, 1914, attached to Co. F. 1st Minnesota 
Inf., served on the Mexican border, transferred to 



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135th Inf., received four medals, U. S. Rifle Team, 
border service and two for distinguished service, 
died in the service of his country September 27th, 
1918, of pneumonia at Camp Dix, New Jersey. 

8. Private Archie Albert Little, enlisted for limited 
service September 29th, 1918, sent to Cainp Grant, 
assigned to Co. D, Sth Limited Service Regt., as 
automobile mechanic, discharged December 13th, 
1918. 

9. Private John Arthur Lyon, enlisted July 24th, 
1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., after serving 
two weeks discharged on account of underweight, 
re-enlisted April 29th, 1918, sent to Camp Dodge, 
transferred to Camp Travis May 24th, assigned to 
Co. A, 360th Inf., from Camp Mills to France June 
12th, 1918, in battle on Metz front August 26th and 
in ten days went over the top three times, trans- 
ferred to Verdun front in October, wounded by 
machine gun bullets in shoulder and arm November 
2nd, sent to hospital, now recovering. 

10. Private Ben Lawson, enlisted in June, 1918, 
went to Galveston, assigned to 125th Co., 9th Regt. 
Marines. 

11. Sergeant Vincent Lawson, enlisted in June, 

1917, assigned to Headquarters Co., 79th Field Ar- 
tillery, served in France. 

12. Corporal Willis Miars Lawson, enlisted Feb- 
ruary 24th, 1918, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned to 
Co. B, 351st Inf., arrived in front line trenches the 
day before the armistice was signed, still in France. 

13. Private August C. Lehmann, enlisted Feb- 
ruary 25th, assigned to Co. C, 55th Engineers, 
A. E. F., overseas to France, stationed at Vinjon. 

14. Private Edward John Lichtcheidl, enlisted 
July 22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned 
to Co. L, 3rd Pioneer Inf., A. E. F., served in 
France. 

15. Private Rudolph Emanuel Ledin, enlisted July 
15th, 1918, sent to Dunwoody, transferred 105th Ord- 
nance Depot Co. 

16. Chief Printer Wendell L. Ledin, enlisted in 
the United States Navy February 4th, 1914, re-en- 
listed and stationed at Hoboken, New Jersey. 

17. Private Edwin Adrial Lee, enlisted June 28th, 

1918, sent to Camp Grant, transferred to Co. M, 
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, made First 
Class Private. 

18. Private Glen Harris Lydick, enlisted October 
15th, 1918, sent to University of Minnesota, assigned 
to Co. 2, Regt. 2, Signal Corps. 

19. Private Ebert A. Larson, enlisted June 27th, 
1918, sent to Camp Grant, overseas with Field Hos- 
pital 341, 311th Sanitary Train, A. E. F. 

20. Private Elliot AlcGraw, enlisted July 22nd, 
1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to Co. L, 
3rd Pioneer Inf., A. E. F., left United States Sep- 
tember 1st, 1918, remained with the army of occupa- 
tion. 

21. Corporal Fred McGraw, enlisted with Co. B. 
3rd Minnesota Inf., July 29th, 1917, went to Camp 
Cody with the company, transferred to Headquar- 
ters Co., 125th Field Artillery, A. E. F., to France, 
discharged February 5th, 1919. 

22. Private Frank McGraw. enlisted July 22nd, 
1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to Co. D. 
4th Anti-.Aircraft Machine Gun Battalion, A. E. F., 
left United States September 8th, 1918, returned 
January 12th, 1919. 

23. Private First Class Faye McAllister, enlisted 
with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., served on the Mexi- 
can border, was the first to volunteer for imme- 
diate overseas duty, from the company went to the 
Supply Co., 151st Field Artillery, with the Rainbow 
Division, saw service in France through the war, in 
hospital in January, 1919. 

24. First Lieutenant George Earl McCann, com- 
missioned First Lieutenant, M. D. R. C, Senteinber 
8th, 1917, called for service .April 8th, 1918, went 



to Fort Riley, overseas to Base Hospital No. 7, 
A. E. F., there yet. 

25. Private Robert G. Milliman, enlisted June 1st, 
1918, sent to Camp Lewis, assigned to Co. D, 307th 
Inf., 77th Division, A. E. F., at the front from Sep- 
tember 15th until the armistice. 

26. Private Johan Albin Nelson, enlisted for lim- 
ited service August 5th, 1918, sent to Syracuse, N. Y., 
assigned to 318th Fire and Guard Co. and trans- 
ferred to Camp Hill, Newport News. 

27 Private Swan A. Noren, enlisted July 25th, 1918, 
sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Co. A, 344th Inf., 
A. E. F., saw service in France. 

28. Private Charles E. Noren, enlisted in March, 
1918, assigned to Co. C, 304th Field Signal Bn., 
A. E. F., served in France, A. P. O. 771. 

29. Private Alvin Gust Nybelin, enlisted July 25th, 
1918, sent to Camp Grant, transferred to Camp Har- 
rison, assigned to 141st, R. T. C, 70Sth Engineers, 
A. E. F., served in France. 

30. Private Victor L. B. Nybelin, enlisted August 
28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Medical 
Corps, U. S. Base Hospital, Camp Grant. 

31. Private Fred Elmer Norquist, enlisted August 
18th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Base 
Hospital there. 

32. Private Benjamin Lawrence Nordstrom, en- 
listed June 28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned 
to Co. L, 4th Provisional Training Regiment, over 
the top twice at the Meuse just before the armis- 
tice was signed. 

32). Private Bernard Benjamin Nelson, enlisted 
August 15th, 1918, sent to Camp Hancock, assigned 
2nd Machine Gun Co., Group No. 1, M. G. T. C. 
selected as machine gun instructor. 

34. Private Axel Edwin Olson, enlisted for limited 
service October 22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Lewis, 
assigned to 116th Ordnance Depot. 

35. Private Andrew C. Olson, enlisted May 3rd, 
1918, assigned to Co. M, 53rd U. S. Inf., A. E. F., 
overseas. 

Z6. Sergeant Ralph B. Odenwald, enlisted Feb- 
ruary 1st. 1918, went to Wilbur Wright Field, at 
Dayton, Ohio, to the aviation. 

2)7. John Barkley Odenwald, enlisted in the LTnited 
States Navy February 25th, 1918, aboard U. S. S. 
Wisconsin, rated electrician 3rd Class. 

38. Private Charles G. Osterholm, enlisted June 
28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Co. D, 
343rd Inf., 86th Division, overseas, wounded October 
27th, 1918. 

39. Private Ernest O. Peterson, enlisted June 27th, 
1917, assigned to Battery D, 151st F. A., 42nd Divi- 
sion, transferred to Headquarters Det., 67th Field 
Artillery, went to France, remained with army of 
occupation. 

40. Corporal Irvin Pontius, enlisted June 21st, 
1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went to Camp 
Cody, transferred to Battery C, 125th F. A., overseas 
three months. 

41. Private First Class. 7\nthony FI. Prescott, en- 
listed with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., just prior to 
the leaving of that unit for Camp Cody, transferred 
to 125th F. A., transferred to Co. G, 3rd T. N. F. 

42. Lieutenant-Colonel Albert F. Pratt, enlisted as 
Private Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., May 13th, 1889: 
Sergeant, September 3rd, 1892: Second Lieutenant. 
Feb. 4th, 1896: served in 14th Minnesota U. S. Vol- 
unteer Infantry, war with Spain, April 29th to 
November 18th, 1898: First Lieutenant 14th Minne- 
sota U. S. Vol. Inf., July 21st, 1898; Caotain 3rd 
Minnesota Inf., April 24th, 1899; Major, December 
27th, 1907; Lieut.-Col., July 26th, 1916; Mexican bor- 
der service, June 19th to December 20th, 1916; ser- 
vice in war with Germany, July 15th, 1917, to Tanuary 
20th. 1919; Lieut-Col„ 3rd Minnesota Inf., U. S. A.. 
.\ugust 5th, 1917: Lieut.-Col., 125th I'icld Artillery, 



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U. S. A., October 1st, 1917; School of Fire, Field 
Artillery, First War Class, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 
October 1st, 1917, completing course December 20th, 
1917; in command 125th F. A., January 1st to June, 
1918; qualified as gas instructor, 34th Div. gas 



1918; American Expeditionary Forces, France, Sep- 
tember 25th, 1918, to January 5th, 1919, with 126th 
F. A., 59th F. A. Brig., 8th Army Corps, 2nd Army 
Corps Artillery; honorably discharged, application 
for Reserve Corps, January 20th, 1919; continuous 



schools; Lieut.-Col., 126th F. A., September 22nd, service from May 13th, 1889, to January 20th, 1919, 



PLATE IX. 



1. Corporal Robert G. Pratt, enlisted June 1st, 

1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went to Camp 
Cody, transferred to Headquarters Co., 125th F. A., 
overseas, returned and was discharged in January, 
1919. 

2. George Eugene Richardson, Second Class Sea- 
man, enlisted in the U. S. Navy June 11th, 1918, 
trained at Pi:get Sound. 

3. Edward Erwin Reinke, enlisted May 4th, 1918 
in the United States Navy, attended Dunwoody 
Naval School, appointed First Class Machinist's 
Mate. 

4. Private Wayne LeRoy Ridge, enlisted August 
9th, 1918, sent to Jefferson Barracks, assigned to 
46th MacArthur A. R. D., aboard ship ready to 
sail when armistice was signed, discharged De- 
cember 20th, 1918. 

5. Private Rudi Paul Riedel, enlisted July 22nd, 

1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to Co. 
L, 3rd Pioneer Inf., served in France. 

6. Private Ferdinand Albert Rehbine, enlisted 
October 24th, 1918, sent to Camp Forrest. 

7. Private Henry Clarence Rehbein, enlisted July 
22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to 
Co. L, 3rd Pioneer Inf., A. E. F., for overseas duty. 

8. Private Floyd M. Renner, enlisted from Ada, 
Minnesota, August 8th, 1918, sent to Waco, Texas, 
assigned to Co. D, 9th Inf., 2nd Division, A. E. F., 
reached France October 1st, now in army of occupa- 
tion at Bendorf, Germany. 

9. JMechanic Elmer Hollis Robinson, enlisted May 
25th, 1918, sent to Camp Lewis, assigned to Co. 
33, 9th Bn, 166th Depot Brigade, transferred June 
22nd to Camp Kearney, Co. L, 159th Regt., 40th 
Division, operated upon for appendicitis, in Casual 
company for a time, transferred Provost Guard 
duty Camp Kearney. 

10. Corporal Stuart Lester Robinson, enlisted first 
June 12th, 1917, went to Base Hospital No. 26, 
Medical Dept.. underwent operation February 9th, 
in hospital until May 11th, 1918, discharged for dis- 
ability, re-enlisted October 12th, 1918, sent to Uni- 
versity of Minnesota S. A. T. C, had been selected 
for officer's training when war ended. 

11. George R. Richardson, First Class Seaman, 
enlisted in the United States Navy in June, 1918, 
went to Puget Sound Training Station. 

12. Private Holljer Eugene Ross, sent to Co. M, 
343rd Inf., overseas to England, died in the service 
of his country at U. S. Military hospital, Portsmouth. 
England, September 29th, 1918, buried with full mili- 
tary honors in Military Cemetery on Morn Hill, near 
Winchester, England, went to war leaving his crops 
standing in the field on his farm. 

13. Captain Arthur L. Reed, went to First Officers' 
Training Camp at Fort Snelling May 8th, 1917, to 
Fort Leavenworth June 15th, 1917, for training with 
Engineers, completed course and commissioned Cap- 
tain August 11th, 1917. 

14. First Sergeant Arthur A. Schmeltzer, enlisted 
April 28th, 1918, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned to 
Co. B, 56th Machine Gun Bn., discharged last of 
January, 1919. 

15. Private Ernest W. Swanson, enlisted Septem- 



ber 28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Co. 
C, Inf. 

16. First Class Electrician Edward F. Schultz, en- 
listed in the United States Navy May 28th, 1917, 
with U. S. Naval Forces in Europe. 

17. Pilot Arthur Frank Selvig, enlisted in the 
United States Navy January 11th, 1918, served 
aboard U. S. S. Rambler, stationed at Brest, France. 

18. Private Jens Oggie Sorensen, enlisted July 
22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to 
Co. L, 3rd Pioneer Infantry, served in France. 

19. Sergeant James B. Stewart, enlisted May 3rd, 
1918. sent to Camp Dodge, transferred to Fort 
Riley, assigned to Co. A, M. O. T. C. 

20. Corporal Gilbert Swanson, enlisted June 28th, 
1918, assigned to Battery A, 333rd Heavy Field Ar- 
tillery. 

21. Gunner's Mate Edwin Swanson, enlisted in the 
United States Navy, after training assigned to duty 
on U. S. S. Oklahoma. 

22. Private Guy LeRoj' Spencer, enlisted October 
7th, 1918. sent to Fort Sheridan, assigned to Co. E, 
433rd Supply Train, Motor Transport Corps, after 
January 1st, was detailed to gather army trucks 
from various camps and stations for storage. 

23. Private Earle Wifif Spencer, enlisted July 30th, 
1918, sent to Paris Island as expert electrician, trans- 
ferred to Indian Head, Maryland, assigned to Co. 
164, 10th Regt. U. S. Marines, transferred to Quan- 
tico. 

24. Private Reuben Shodall, enlisted Tune 8th, 
1918, assigned to Co. B, Tank Corps, 3()2nd Bn., 
reached England on the way to the front, discharged 
January 8th, 1919. 

25. Corporal Enoch Shodall, enlisted Februarv 7th, 
1918, assigned to Co. F, 119th, Inf.. 30th Division, 
went first to Belgium and then to France, wounded 
by shrapnel in both knees September 30th, and died 
in the service of his country November 30th, 1918. 

26. Sergeant Earle E. Stearns, enlisted June ISth, 
1918, sent to the University of Minnesota, trans- 
ferred to Co. B, Development Bn. No. 2, at Fort 
Sherman, discharged December, 1918. 

27. Radio Operator, 1st Class, Clyde C. Stearns, 
enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went to 
Camp Cody, transferred to Headquarters Co., 125th 
F. A. and went to England, thence to France, dis- 
charged January 22nd, 1919. 

28. Alvin Jerome Swanson, enlisted in the United 
States Navy, June 18th, 1918, Machinist Second 
Class. 

29. Private John E. Sullivan, enlisted December 
10th, 1917, assigned to Battery B, 68th Artillery, 
C. A. C. 

30. Corporal John Clement Sullivan, enlisted De- 
cember 10th, 1917. at Jefferson Barracks, assigned 
to Headquarters Co., 6lst Artillery, C. A. C, served 
in France. 

31. Private Joseph Daniel Sullivan, enlisted De- 
cember 10th, 1917, assigned Battery A, 61st Artillery, 
C. A. C. 

32. Private Ravmond Thomas Sullivan, enlisted 
October 18th, 1918, sent to Kelly Field, assigned 
Sec. 1. A. S. M. S. 



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33. Major Maxwell Weston Sullivan, to West 
Point as a cadet, March 2nd, 1908, commissioned 
Major and made commanding officer at Camp Mer- 
ritt for the duration of the war, in May, 1918. 

34. Private George B. Steinke, enlisted July 15th, 

1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went to Camp 
Cody, transferred Battery C, 12Sth Field Artillery, 
A. E. F. 

35. Ellsworth H. Swanson, enlisted in the United 
States Navy October 14th, 1917, trained at Great 
Lakes, aboard U. S. S. Georgia as 1st Class Seaman 
and Gun Pointer, still in transport duty. 

36. Private Paul Robert Strandin, enlisted July 
15th, 1918, sent to Dunwoody, transferred to Rail 
Head Supply Dept. 303, A. E. F., overseas. 

37. Private Ernest E. Strandin, enlisted July 30th. 

1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to Medi- 
cal Dept. Base Hospital there. 



38. Private William Hjalmer Servin, enlisted Tune 
28th, 1918, assigned Co. I, 49th Inf. 

39. Private Henry Otto Swanson, enlisted July 
16th, 1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went 
to Camp Cody, transferred to Co. B, 323rd M. G. 
Bn., A. P. O. 762, A. E. F., last heard from by 
relatives November 2nd, 1918. 

40. Corporal Milward Victor Samuelson, enlisted 
April 29th, 1918, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned to 
Battery C, 345th Field Artillery, at the front two 
months, remained in Germany with the army of 
occupation. 

41. Private Gilbert I. Swanson, enlisted September 
5th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant. 

42. Corporal Simon E. Sobania, served in the 
Regular Army, Co. B, 6th Inf., for several years as 
bugler, re-enlisted and went to Camp Devens, as- 
signed to Company A, Signal Platoon, 36th Inf. 



PLATE X. 



1. Private First Class John William Sward, en- 
listed March 2nd, 1918, went to Camp No. 3, Arling- 
ton, Washington. 

2. Gunner's Mate Clarence Willis Thompson, en- 
listed April 17th, 1918, in the navy, trained at Great 
Lakes, sent aboard U. S. S. New Hampshire, on con- 
voy duty across Atlantic, lost thumb in accident, in 
hospital at Portsmouth, Va. 

3. Private Carl Albert Theorin, enlisted June 25th, 
1918, assigned to Headquarters Co., 344th Inf. 

4. Bugler William Bond Underwood, enlisted June 
24th, 1918, assigned Co. L, 3rd Prov. 5r. Regt., 
A. E. F., A. P. O. 762, served in France. 

5. Private First Class Ralph S. Underwood, en- 
listed February 2Sth, 1918, assigned to Co. D, 55th 
Engineers, was helping to construct large base hos- 
pital in France when armistice was signed, had been 
recommended for commission of Second Lieutenant. 

6. Cook Raymond Clyde Usher, enlisted July 16th, 
1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went to Camo 
Cody, transferred to Battery C, 125th F. A., A. E. F. 

7. Gun Pointer Charles Emory Vincent, Third 
Class Gunner's Mate, enlisted in the United States 
Navy, January 9th, 1917, went aboard U. S. S. W. 
Edwards, S. P. 315. 

8. Sergeant Harlan P. Vincent, enlisted October 
24th, 1918, sent to Camp Forrest, Georgia, assigned 
2nd Engineers' Rect. Bn. 

9. Private James N. Wesley, enlisted June 28th, 

1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went to Camp 
Cody, transferred to 125th Field Artillery, went to 
France with Battery E, 10th Field Artillery, gassed 
in action October 3rd, sent to hospital. 

10. Private Frank W. G. Wallin, enlisted October 
24th, 1918, sent to Camp Forrest, assigned to Co. 19, 
2nd Engineers. 

11. Private Frank E. Warn, enlisted with Co. B, 
3rd Minnesota Inf., July 15th, 1917, went to Camp 
Cody, transferred to Battery C, 125th F. A., was on 
the firing line from August and was at the Verdun 
front when the arinistice was signed, transferred 
to Battery F, 10th F. A., A. P. O. 740, army of 
occupation. 

12. Cook John Elmer Alcock, enlisted August 15th, 

1918, sent to University of Minnesota, transferred to 
2nd Co., Ord. Camp at Penniman, Virginia, dis- 
charged January 18th, 1918. 

13. Private George Anderson, enlisted in the spring 
of 1918, sent to Camp Lewis, assigned to the Hos- 
pital Corps, served overseas and is still in France. 

14. Private Joseph Altenberger, enlisted Septem- 
ber, 22nd, 1917, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned to 



Co. C, 135th Inf., 42nd Division, wounded in the 
ankle at the battle of Verdun, in hospital from 
September 17th until December 20th, 1918, dis- 
charged February 1st, 1919. 

15. Corporal Victor Louis Bjorlin, enlisted with 
Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went to Camp Cody, 
transferred to Headquarters Co., 125th Field Artil- 
lery, A. E. F., appointed Company Mechanic. 

16. Private William Bjorlin, enlisted with Co. B, 
3rd Minnesota Inf., went to Camp Cody, transferred 
to Company C, 102nd Field Artillery. 

17. Private Louie E. Banwart, enlisted October 
19th, 1918, sent to University of Minnesota, assigned 
Co. 1, 1st Regt., discharged December 16th, 1918. 

18. Private George J. Burque, enlisted Co. B, 
307th Ammunition Train, 82nd Division. 

19. Private Joseph Burque, enlisted 18th Provi- 
sional Co., 2nd Rect. Bn., Camp Forrest, Georgia. 

20. Private Leonard Henry Breyen, enlisted 
August 28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned 
to Medical Corps at Base Hospital there. 

21. Private George W. Burman, enlisted Septem- 
ber 5th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to 6th 
Co., Inf. Repl. & Tr. Troops. 

22. Private Carl A. Barstow, enlisted July 22nd, 

1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., transferred to 
Battery C, 125th F. A., transferred to Co. D, 22nd 
Bn., U. S. G. 

23. Private Thomas Broadbent, enlisted June 15th. 

1918, sent to University of Minnesota, transferred 
to Camp Funston, assigned to Machine Gun Co., 41st 
Inf. 

24. Cook Philip Blesi, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd 
Minnesota Inf., in June, 1917, went to Camp Cody, 
transferred to Battery C, 125th F. A., to Fort Sill, 
thence to Camp Merritt, New Jersey, assigned to 
Cook and Bakers School. 

25. Private Wallace Bigelow, enlisted with Co. B, 
3rd Minnesota Inf., went to Camp Cody, discharged 
on account of physical disability. 

26. John Bernard Brandl, enlisted in the United 
States Navy in July 1918, went aboard U. S. S. 
Mississippi. 

27. Private Arthur A. Beaty, enlisted June 27th, 

1917, with Co. D, 151st F. A., 42nd Division, served 
in Supply Co., overseas. 

28. Corporal Clififord H. Barrett, enlisted July 
22nd, 1918. sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to 
Co. M, 3rd Pioneer Inf., served overseas. 

29. Private Claud Barrett, enlisted October 21st, 

1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth. 



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30. Corporal Harold E. Blesi, enlisted October 
11th, 1918, sent to the University of Minnesota, 
S. A. T. C, discharged December 20th, 1918. 

31. Leonard F. Blesi, enlisted January 8th, 1918, 
in the United States Navy, sent to Pensacola, Florida 
and assigned to aviation branch of Navy, transferred 
to Akron, Ohio, thence to Long Island, still in 
service. 

32. Lieutenant Alanson LeRoy Bryan, enlisted in 
the Fall of 1916 as a surgeon in the United States 
Navy, assigned to U. S. S. Supply. 

33. Corporal Benjamin F. Chapman, enlisted in 
November, 1917, assigned! to Co. B, 351st Inf., 
A. E. F. 

34. Private Albert Cartier, enlisted in the Army, 
no other information furnished. 

35. Private Joseph M. Cook, enlisted with Co. B, 
3rd Minnesota Inf., August 27th, 1917, went to 
Camp Cody with that company, transferred to 260th 
Co., 130th Bn., M. P. C, A. P. O. 762, in France 
six months. 

36. Private First Class, Ralph Chamberlain, en- 
listed July 6th, 1917, went to Camp Cody, transferred 
to Battery C, 125th Field Artillery. 



37. Private Leon Chamberlain, enlisted July 2nd, 
1917, assigned to Battery F, 76th F. A., A. E. F., 
on active service in France after July, 1918. 

38. Private First Class Raymond M. Clough, en- 
listed June 15th, 1918, sent to University of Minne- 
sota, had previously served a three-year enlistment in 
Battery B, 1st Minnesota Field Artillery, transferred 
to Headquarters Co., 210th Engineers at Camp Funs- 
ton on August 13th, discharged January 18th, 1919. 

39. Corporal Irving P. Christensen, enlisted with 
Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went to Camp Cody, 
transferred to Headquarters Co., 125th Field Artil- 
lery, went to France with that unit, discharged Feb- 
ruary 5th, 1919. 

40. Private Charles Leo Coleman, enlisted in 
August, 1918, in the Medical Corps at Fort Snelliug 
for service in the Dental Corps. 

41. Private Arthur Francis Coleman, enlisted in 
August, 1918, in the Marines and is now in Ger- 
many with the army of occupation. 

42. Private Ernest Fred Dahlberg, enlisted August 
21st, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth. 



PLATE XL 



1. Private Felix P. Domler, enlisted in March, 

1917, went to Co. H, 125th Inf., 32nd Division, 
A. E. F., was in the battle of Belmont, in May, 
1918 received bayonet wound, Alsace-Lorraine, hos- 
pital three weeks, fought at Chateau Thierry July 
28th to August 7th, at Soissons August 10th, wounded 
and shell shocked. 

2. Private Arthur Joseph Dupre, enlisted October 
24th, 1918, sent to Camp Forrest, assigned Co. 19, 
2nd Engineers, Rect. Bn. 

3. Private Gedeon J. Dupre, enlisted, went to Prov. 
Supply Co., A. E. F., Sub. Depo. No. 6, now stationed 
at Conlie Sarthe, France. 

4. Corporal Albert D. Dupre, enlisted with the 
Marines, I7th Co., 5th Regt.. A. E. F., was iii four 
battles, Chateau Thierry, IBois de Belleau, Soissons, 
St. Mihiel and Champagne, now stationed at Neider- 
breithbach, Germany. 

5. Corporal William Adam Duvall, enlisted July 
24th, 1918, assigned to Co. B, 5th Anti-Air Craft, 
Machine Gun Battalion. 

6. Corporal Charles William Deering, enlisted 
July 22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned 
to Co. M, 3rd Pioneer Inf., A. E. F., still in France. 

7. Private John Dunn, enlisted in June, 1917, at 
Detroit, Michigan, assigned to 337th Field Hospital 
Corps, now serving in Russia. 

8. Bugler Lawrence Dunn, enlisted with Co. B, 
3rd Minnesota Inf., in June, 1917, went to Camp 
Cody, transferred to Headquarters Co., 125th Field 
Artillery, A. E. F., returned with that unit from 
France and was discharged January 22nd, 1919. 

9. Private Albert Guy Dahl, enlisted in June, 1918. 
at Balgiona, Saskatchewan, Canada and reached 
England. 

10. Private Oliver Lee Devendorf, enlisted June 
28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant. 

11. Private Evald Nathaniel Erickson, -enlisted 
July 22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned 
to Co. L, 3rd Pioneer Inf., overseas with that unit 
and died of pneumonia in the service of his country, 
September 25th, 1918. 

12. Corporal James P. Faherty, enlisted June 15th, 

1918, sent to University of Minnesota, assigned to 
20th Division Supply Train, Camp Sevier, South 
Carolina. 



13. Corporal Joseph Leo Faherty, enlisted Septem- 
ber 5th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Co. 
M, Gr. 2, M. G. T. C, Camp Hancock. 

14. Private Charles Famerville, enlisted with 
Headquarters Co., 136th Inf. 

15. First Lieutenant, Medical, Donald Dick Geddes, 
was commissioned in the Dental Reserve, November 
1st, 1918, ordered to Fort Oglethorpe, order re- 
voked November 15th, 1918, after signing of armis- 
tice. 

16. Private William Adam Goltsch, enlisted August 
21st, 1918, assigned Co. H, 57th Pioneer Inf., served 
in nine different French camps, discharged February 
8th. 1919. 

17. Private Gordon C. Graham, served a year in 
the National Guard and four years in the United 
States Navy, enlisted February 25th, 1918, assigned 
to Co. 28, 39th Engineers, 15th Division, landed in 
France June 24th, 1918. 

18. Corporal Reginald Blair Graham, served three 
years with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf. and on Mexi- 
can border five months, enlisted July 23rd, 1918, 
assigned Utilities Detachment, Camp Wadsworth. 

19. Private Percival W. Graham, enlisted August 
1st, 1918, in the U. S. Marines, assigned to Depot 
Detachment of Marines stationed at Port au Prince. 

20. Private Albert Martin Horgen, enlisted July 
22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to 
Co. M, 3rd Pioneer Infantry. 

21. Private Lawrence Chester Horstman, served 
overseas, wounded. 

22. Cook Chester Charles Hughes, enlisted Feb- 
ruary 28th, 1918, assigned to 63rd Aero Service 
Squadron, Gerstner Field, Louisiana, after training 
at Kelly Field, Texas. 

23. Private Alfred R. Hoyles, enlisted with 136th 
Infantry. 

24. Sergeant Charles Frederick Haves, enlisted 
June 22nd, 1918, assigned to Co. A, 9th Bn., U. S. G., 
Colgate, Maryland. 

25. Private Clarence A. Holden, enlisted Novem- 
ber 22nd, 1918, in the Marines, assigned to the 456th 
Co., ranks as sharpshooter. 

26. Private Frank Hoist, enlisted in July. 1917, 
with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., was found incapa- 
citated for military service and did not leave with 
the company for Camp Cody, has not yet been dis- 
charged. 



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27. First Sergeant Ambrose Clark Hulett, enlisted 
June 28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, promoted First 
Sergeant, sent to Officers' Training School, dis- 
charged November 30th, 1918, in Officers' Reserve 
Corps. 

28. Private Hampton Johnson, enlisted June 28th, 
1918, sent to Camp Grant, overseas and remained 
in Germany with the army of occupation. 

29. Private Emil A. Johnson, enlisted September 
22nd, 1917, sent to Camp Dodge. 

30. Private Axel Theodore Johnson, enlisted Sep- 
tember 6th, 1918, assigned to Machine Gun Training, 
Camp Hancock, died of pneumonia in the service 
of his country, October 7th, 1918. 

31. Private Oscar George Johnson, enlisted July 
28th, 1918, assigned to Co. G, 3rd Pioneer Inf., sent 
to France, served two and a half months on am- 
munition train and on firing line, still in France. 

32. Private Hilmer John Johnson, enlisted July 
22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to 
Co. M, 3rd Pioneer Inf., A. E. F., has been in 
France since October. 

33. Private Carl Richard Johnson, enlisted July 
15th, 1918, sent to Dunwoody Inst., A. A. T. D. M. 
306, overseas September 15th, 1918, still in France. 

34. Private John Herman Kleidon, enlisted May 
3rd, 1918, sent to Columbus Barracks, assigned to 
Co. A, 52nd Pioneer Inf., A. E. F., remained in 
France as Military Police. 



35. Private Frank Kellner, enlisted May 8th, 1918, 
sent to Camp Alfred Vail, Little Silver, New Jer- 
sey, assigned to Co. A, Sth Division Field Signal 
Bn., as interpreter, in France nine months, now in 
Germany. 

36. Private Oscar T. Livgard, enlisted August 21st, 
1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to Co. H, 
S7th Pioneer Inf. 

37. Fireman Frank Leveque, enlisted in the United 
States Navy May 3rd, 19l7, made nine trips across 
Atlantic in transport service, was on Carpathian 
when that ship sank, uninjured. 

38. Wagoner Henry V. Lundberg, enlisted July 
29th, 1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went 
to Camp Cody, transferred to 125th Field Artillery, 
to France, discharged in February, 1919. 

39. Private Albin Rudolph Lundberg, enlisted 
May 25th, 1918, sent to Camp Lewis, assigned to 
125th Inf., 32nd Division, remained in Germany with 
the army of occupation. 

40. Private James Frank Loucks, enlisted Novem- 
ber 18th, 1918, in the Marine Corps, sent to Paris 
Island, assigned to 461st Co., Marines, still in service. 

41. Thomas Langevin, enlisted in the United 
States Navy, went to Camp Luce, Great Lakes 
Training Station, assigned to Co. 3-17. 

42. Private August Lehman, enlisted with Co. C, 
55th Engineers, went to France. 



PLATE XII 



1. Private Ralph Clifford Lowell, enlisted July 
15th, 1918, sent to Dunwoody, assigned 34th Service 
Co., S. C, overseas to France, A. P. O., 717, Tours, 
France. 

2. Private William Larsen, enlisted May 17th, 1918, 
sent to Fort Benjamin Harrison, assigned to Co. 

A, 61st Engineers, to Camp Upton, to France July 
1st, serving as Engineer hauling troops from La 
Mars to Rennes, France. 

3. Horseshoer John S. Lindbloom, enlisted July 
22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to 
Headquarters Troop P. D. C. A. T. 

4. Private William A. Luthi, enlisted September 
Sth, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Co. 6, 
R. I. T. T., discharged January 6th, 1919. 

5. Private Harry Cecil Laird, enlisted August 9th, 
1918, sent to Jefferson Barracks, overseas and sta- 
tioned at Bassens, France. 

6. Private Lawrence Leger, enlisted May 17th, 
1918, sent to Fort Benjamin Harrison, assigned to 
Co. B, 61st Regt. Engineers, overseas and stationed 
at Brieuc, France. 

7. Q. M. Sergeant Henry Longfield, enlisted, over- 
seas and remained with the army of occupation. 

8. Corporal Gaylord Leach, enlisted from Manis- 
tique, Michigan, went overseas and was killed in 
action July 31st, 1918, in the service of his country. 

9. Private Joseph Thomas Marrier, enlisted Sep- 
tember 22nd, 1917, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned to 
M. G. Co., 144th Inf., A. E. F., A. P. O. 796. 

10. Corporal Leo M. McCarthy, enlisted with Co. 

B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., on the Mexican border in 

1916, went with that unit to Camp Cody in August. 

1917, transferred to Headquarters Co., 125th Field 
Artillery, overseas with that unit, discharged Jan- 
uary 22nd, 1919. 

11. Sergeant Leavitte Martin, enlisted with Co. 
B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., served three years on Mexi- 
can border, went to Camp Cody, transferred to Head- 
quarters Co., transferred to Co. 11, 4th Regt. Motor 
Mechanic, overseas 125th F. A., July, 1918, trans- 
ferred C. M. T. O., 1st Army Headquarters, A. P. O. 
774, stationed at Bar-sur-Aube. 



12. Sergeant Daniel T. McCarthy, enlisted in June, 

1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went to Camp 
Cody, overseas with the company, discharged Jan- 
uary 22nd, 1919. 

13. Private Eugene A. Miller, enlisted with Co. B, 
3rd Minnesota Inf., in July, 1917, went to Camp 
Cody, transferred to Battery C, 125th Field Artillery 
for overseas duty. 

14. Private Lloyd McCann, enlisted August 28th, 

1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Medical De- 
tachment, Base hospital there. 

15. Private LeRoy Aloysious Miller, enlisted De- 
cember 3rd, 1917, at Minneapolis, went to Jefferson 
Barracks, thence to Waco, Texas, transferred to 
370th Aero Squadron, A. E. F., to England May 
Sth, 1918, stationed at Chattilon Sur Seine, France. 

16. Private Aloysius Martin, enlisted July ISth, 
1917, discharged July 30th, 1917, account of physical 
disability. 

17. Private Walter W. Middelstadt, enlisted July 
22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to 
Co. C, SSth Pioneer Inf., transferred to Co. M, 310th 
Inf., reached France in September and is still there. 

18. Private Ernest Melberg, enlisted February 
24th, 1917, went to Camp Dodge, assigned to Co. 
G, 349th Inf., transferred to 39th Engineers at Camp 
Upton, overseas with 302nd Trench Mortar Battery, 
arrived in France May 6th, 1918, fought in the Ar- 
gonne Forest, at Chateau Thierry and at Vaile, dis- 
charged March 6th, 1919. 

19. Wagoner Clarence Melberg, enlisted June Sth, 
1917, with Co. I, 1st Minnesota Inf., transferred to 
135th Inf., 34th Division, transferred to 79th, Divi- 
sion and is still in France. 

20. Private Louis Melberg, enlisted at Ada, Min- 
nesota, November 11th, 1918, and was on his way to 
Fort Riley when ordered to return on account of 
the signing of the armistice. 

21. Wagoner Guy J. Moulton, enlisted June ISth, 
1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., transferred to 
Battery C, 125th Field Artillery, three months over- 
seas service. 



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22. Private Sven Magnuson, enlisted June 28th, 
1918, sent to Camp Grant. 

23. Corporal Elmer Percy Morse, served two 
years with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., enlisted June 
8th, 1916, with that unit again and served on the 
Mexican border, discharged December 19th, 1916, 
re-enlisted in the Headquarters Co., 3rd Minnesota 
Inf., at Duluth in the spring of 1917, served as 
band corporal until November, 1917, discharged for 
physical disability. 

24. Private Harold H. Morrill, enlisted Octobei 
11th, 1918, sent to University of Minnesota, assigned 
to Co. 2, 1st Regt., discharged December 16th, 1918. 

25. Private Arthur Nelson, enlisted with Co. B, 
3rd Minnesota Inf., and served with that unit on 
the Mexican border in 1916. 

26. Mechanic Benhart William Nelson, enlisted 
in 1916, with 1st Minnesota Art., transferred to 151st 
Artillery, Battery A, in the trenches from March, 
1918, until armistice, remained with army of occu- 
pation at Heimersheim, Germany. 

27. Private Peter Nadeau, enlisted with Co. B, 
324th Inf., 81st Division, for overseas service. 

: 28. Private Everett J. Nutter, enlisted 1918, in the 
west, assigned to Camp Provost Guard at Camp 
Lewis, Washington. 

I 29. Corporal John B. O'Neill, enlisted May 2nd, 
1918, sent to Columbus Barracks, assigned to Co. 
B, 303rd Bn., Tank Corps, transferred to Camp Colt, 
Gettysburg, overseas, A. P. O. 738. 

' 30. Corporal Lloyd Wesley Odenwald, enlisted 
September 19th, 1918, sent to Dunwoody, assigned 
to Co. B, 3rd Det. 

! 31. Private William George Olson, enlisted in 
May, 1917, assigned to Park Battery A, Army Ar- 
tillery Park, First Army, A. E. F., served three 
months on the firing line. 



32. Private James Sumner O'Connor, enlisted 
October 12th, 1918, sent to University of Minnesota, 
S. A. T. C. 

33. Private Evan Peterson, enlisted July 22nd, 
1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth. 

34. Lieutenant Earle Chester Peck, enlisted Octo- 
ber, 1917, went to Officers' Training School, trained 
as Pilot in the Aviation branch of the Signal Corps, 
commissioned Second Lieutenant, re-enlisted at the 
close of hostilities in the aviation section of the 
Officers' Reserve Corps. 

35. Private Albert Pierro, enlisted October 22nd, 
1918, sent to Camp Cody, transferred to Fort Win- 
gate, Gallup, New Mexico, on duty unloading am- 
munition. 

36. Private Henry W. Peterson, enlisted May 25th, 
1918, sent to Camp Lewis, assigned to Co. A, 324th 
Inf., 81st Division. 

37. Sergeant William Peterson, enlisted April 1st, 
1918, sent "to Dow Field, Florida, assigned to 110th 
Aero Squadron. 

38. Corporal Charles C. Perkins, enlisted May 
3rd, 1918, sent to Columbus Barracks, assigned to 
6th Div., Motor Supply Train, still in France. 

39. Private Joseph Emanuel Pearson, enlisted 
May 16th, 1918, sent to Camp Dodge, served U. S. A., 
A. T. M. O. 795, A. E. F. 

40. Private Albert Walter Peterson, enlisted Octo- 
ber 22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Cody, died in the ser- 
vice of his country, November 5th, of pneumonia, 
burial at Anoka. 

41. Private George William Palmer, served an en- 
listment with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., enlisted 
October 22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Cody, discharged 
December, 1918. 

42. Private Russell H. Ryerson, enlisted for lim- 
ited service August 8th, 1918, sent to Syracuse, New 
York, assigned to Band Headquarters, Fort On- 
tario, New York. 



PLATE XIIL 



j 1. Private Thomas Wilfred Ryan, enlisted Sep- 
tember 21st, 1917, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned to 
Co. A, 28th Engineers, was in the battles of St. 
iVlihiel, Meuse, Argonne Forest and St. Quentin. 

j 2. Sergeant James R. Ray, enlisted and assigned 
tjo Machine Gun Co., Eighth Inf., at Camp Devens, 
Massachusetts. 

3. Private Walter Herman Riedel, enlisted August 
]i5th, 1918, sent to University of Minnesota, assigned 
^o 6th Machine Gun, M. G. F. D., A. E. F. 

> 4. Private Donald R. Richardson, enlisted in June, 
1917, having served on the Mexican border in 1916, 
went to Camp Cody, was transferred to the Head- 
quarters Co., 125th Field Artillery, discharged Jan- 
uary, 1918 on account of physical disability. "^ ;'-,- 

1 5. Private Kenneth C. Richardson, enlisted Octo- 
ber 31st, 1918, sent to Officers' Training at Cam^p 
Taylor, assigned to 20th Battery Field Artillery 
Central Officers' Training School, discharged De- 
cember, 1918. 

; 6. Private John MfcKinley Rufifcorn, enlisted Octo- 
ber 24th, 1918, sent to Camp Forrest, assigned to 
^o. 19, 2nd Engineers R. C. T., in hospital 26 days 
with pneumonia, discharged December 26th, 1918. 

I 7. Corporal Albert Irwin Rodgers, enlisted Octo- 
ber 11th, 1918, sent to University of Minnesota, 
discharged December, 1918. 

8. Private Nels Olof Skogsberg, enlisted August 
2nd, 1918, assigned to 22nd Ord. G. Co., at Ports- 
mouth, Virginia. 

9. Sergeant Merritt Sherman, enlisted December 
13th, 1915, served on the Mexican border, went with 



Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., to Camp Cody, trans- 
ferred to Battery C, 125th F. A., transferred to Head- 
quarters Co., 125th F. A., to France with that unit, 
discharged January 22nd, 1919. 

10. Private First Class Clarence H. Sawyer, en- 
listed with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., on July 26th, 
1917, went to Camp Cody, transferred to Headquar- 
ters Co., 125th Field Artillery, served as horseshoer, 
overseas, discharged January 22nd, 1919. 

11. Sergeant Freeland Ross Sykes, served seven 
years with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., served on 
MIexican border, enlisted July 22nd, 1918, sent to 
Camp Wadsworth, assigned to Co. M, 3rd Pioneer 
Inf., served in France six months. 

12. Private First Class Oscar Sward, enlisted in 
August, 1917, with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., went 
to Camp Cody with the company, transferred to 
Headquarters Co., 125th Field Artillery, reached 
France at the close of the war. 

13. Private Leon Clififord Sessions, enlisted August 
28th, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to 
F Truck Co., 8th Corps, Artillery Park. 

14. Corporal Robert Arthur Smith, enlisted July 
7th, 1915, in the Marines, trained at Mare Island 
for six months, served two and a half years in 
China, transferred to the Philippine Islands where 
he is now on duty. 

15. Corporal George Archie Smith, enlisted with 
Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., in July, 1917, went to 
Camp Cody with the company, transferred to Co. 
D, 127th Machine Gun Bn., went to Camp Dix, 



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thence to France, remained in France with Provi- 
sional Supply Company. 

16. Corporal David William Smith, enlisted for 
service on the Alexican border with Co. B, 3rd 
Minnesota Inf., went to Camp Cody with the com- 
pany in 1917, transferred to Battery C, 12Sth Field 
Artillery, transferred to Fort Sill, thence to Camp 
Upton and France, discharged January 22nd, 1919. 

17. Private Henry Robert Steinke, enlisted July 
22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to 
Co. M, 3rd Pioneer Inf., sent to France in August, 
and was on the front lines until the war ended. 

18. Private Rudolph E. Sandey, enlisted Septem- 
ber 19th, 1917, at Fort Snelling, assigned to Co. D, 
21st Regt. Engineers, A. E. F., overseas in December, 
1917. 

19. First Lieutenant Ernest John Teberg, enlisted 
from the University of Minnesota, went to First 
Officers' Training Camp at Fort Snelling, post-grad- 
uate diploma there, further training at Fort Leaven- 
worth, commissioned First Lieutenant, stationed at 
Camp Dodge, attached to 313th Engineers, trans- 
ferred to 517th Engineers, to France in July, 1918, 
now serving with that unit. 

20. Corporal Hjalmer Thurston, enlisted May 25th, 
1918, sent to Camp Lewis, assigned to Co. L, 34th 
Engineers, overseas and remained in France with 
army of occupation. 

21. Private Clarence Turnvall, enlisted May 28th, 
1918, sent to Camp Lewis, assigned Camp M, 32nd 
Div., Aberhammerfield, Germany, with army of oc- 
cupation, on firing line three weeks, over the top 
twice, escaped injury with bullet through shoe and 
three in pack on his back. 

22. Private Vernon Underwood, enlisted in Min- 
neapolis October 15th, 1918, sent to S. A. T. C, 
discharged in December, 1918. 

23. Private Clarence F. Veith, enlisted October 
24th, 1918, sent to Camp Forrest. 

24. Private Gabriel Valenty, returned to Italy and 
served twenty-five months in Italian war with Tur- 
key in 1912 and 1913, enlisted July 30th, 1918, sent 
to Camp Wadsworth. 

25. Corporal Howard Williams, enlisted with Co. 
K, 54th Pioneer Inf., A. E. F., and served in France. 

26. Private Ernest William Westlund, enlisted 
August 28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to 
Co. E, 2nd Inf., Replacement, Camp McArthur, 
Texas. 

27. Sergeant Bugler Harry W. Wethe, enlisted 
October 11th, 1918, sent to University of Minnesota, 
assigned to Co. 2. 

28. Private Edward W. Wilberg, enlisted October 
22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Cody, assigned to 386th 
Ambulance Co. 

29. Private Paul Charles Wallick, enlisted Octo- 
ber 6th, 1918, in the Marines, sent to Paris Island, 
November 18th assigned to Co. 456, Bn. D. 



30. Private Amos West, enlisted August 30th, 1918,, 
sent to Camp Dodge, transferred to Camp Bowie, 
Texas, assigned to Co. 3t, Detention Camp. 

31. Private Jess West, enlisted April 29th, 1918, 
sent to Camp Dodge, assigned to Co. B, 360th Inf., 
A. E. F., overseas to France. 

32. Second Lieutenant Milton E. Wethern, en- 
listed February 1st, 1916, served on the Mexican 
border, went to Camp Cody with Co. B, 3rd Alinne- 
sota Inf., commissioned Second Lieutenant Septem- 
ber 27th, 1918, on duty at Fort Snelling, Fort Sill, 
Camp Taylor and West Point, placed on Officers' 
Reserve November 27th, 1918. 

33. Private Earl Frederick Allquist, enlisted August 
22nd, 1918, was sent to Camp Grant, transferred to 
Infantry Machine Gun School at Camp Hancock, 
Georgia. 

34. Private Elmer Brandell, enlisted February 9th, 
1918, sent to Cornell University, assigned to 18th 
Photo Section, Air Service, A. E. F., and served 
as topographical draftsman for the Section, was 
awaiting commission when armistice was signed, ill 
with pneumonia, sent home from France in Class 
C-1 discharged February 5th, 1919. 

35. Private Winfred Walter Crandall, enlisted 
April 29th. 1918, sent to Camp Dodge, transferred 
to Camp Travis, assigned to Co. A, 360th Inf., to 
France in June, over the top three times uninjured, 
in battle a month in vicinity of St. Mihiel, remained 
with army of occupation, stationed at Wehlen, Ger- 
many. 

36. Private Joseph William Crandall, enlisted Octo- 
ber 22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Cody, transferred to 
Camp Bierne, Texas, assigned to Co. A, 19th Inf. 

37. Melvin Arthur Duncan, enlisted in the United 
States Navy April 27th, 1918, rated Second Class 
Baker, died of pneumonia in the service of his coun- 
try, at the Navy Hospital at Brooklyn, New York, 
March 6th, 1919. 

38. Private Albin Leonard Enquist, enlisted May 
3rd, 1918, sent to Columbus Barracks, assigned to 
54th Inf., 6th Division, is still in France. 

39. Private Oscar Victor Napoleon Engbloom, en- 
listed August 9th, 1918, sent to Jefferson Barracks, 
transferred to Co. F. 2nd Replacement Camp, Camp 
MacArthur, Texas, died at sea in the service of his 
country, on October 6th, 1918. 

40. Private Carl Johan Gardeen, enlisted April 
9th, 1918, sent to School of Technology at Pitts- 
burgh, Pennsylvania for training. 

41. Private James Groat, enlisted July 10th, 1918. 
trained at Dunwoody, discharged in Februarj', 1919. 

42. Ralph S. Hall, enlisted in the U. S. Navy May 
29th, 1918, at Duluth, trained at Seattle Training 
Station, December 14th, 1918, placed on inactive list 
of the navy. 



PLATE XIV. 



1. Private Nills Peter Jensen, enlisted July 8th, 
1918, sent to Camp Dodge, transferred to Presidio, 
San Francisco, assigned to Co. D, 38th Bn., United 
States Guards. 

2. Private Ernest Eugene Kirk, enlisted April 9th, 
1918, sent to School of Technology at Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania for training. 

3. Private Charles R. Kinney, enlisted April 4th. 
1918, sent to Aviation Mechanics School. St. Paul, 
selected for training in Aviation Engine Mechanics. 

4. Private Albert F. Klopfer, enlisted October 
22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Cody. 



5. Private Anton Lewis Kellner, enlisted July 22nd, 
1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned to Co. M, 
3rd Pioneer Inf., arrived in France September 12th, 
and is still in the service. 

6. Private First Class. Irwin Harry Levens, en- 
listed August 20th, 1917, Co. 4, Overseas Conval- 
escent Detachment, ill at Camp Cody for four 
months with pneumonia, medal for sharp shooting. 

7. Private Joseph Arthur Labelle, enlisted April 
9th, 1918, sent to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for train- 
ing at School of Technology. 

8. Private James Alfred Maynard, enlisted May 
5th, 1918, sent to Columbus Barracks. 



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9. Private Arthur Andrew Mueller, enlisted Sep- 
tember 5th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant. 

10. Private John Pederson, enlisted August 9th, 
1918, sent to Jefferson Barracks, transferred Co. 46, 
O. A. R. D., MacArthur, thence to Camp Merritt, 
New Jersey. 

11. Private Arthur Perkins, enlisted April 29th, 
1918, sent to Camp Dodge, assigned to Co. K, 360th 
Inf., 90th Division, remained with the army of occu- 
pation in Germany. 

12. Battalion Sergeant-Major Thomas Gleason 
Jones Pease, enlisted at Cleveland, Ohio, the day 
after the sinking of the Tuscania, enlistment papers 
transferred to Anoka, sent February 22nd, 1918, to 
Vancouver Barracks in charge of recruits, assigned 
to Co. C, 318th Engineers, transferred to Co. F, sent 
to Camp Merritt, overseas in May, sent into the 
Vosges district, transferred after armistice to Tours, 
detailed to Technical Information section, later to 
Historical Technical section of Engineers where 
history of engineering was being prepared, promoted 
Bn. Sergeant-Major in February, 1919. 

13. Cook Howard E. Pitman, enlisted July 2nd, 
1918, sent to Camp Grant assigned to 19th Co., 
161st Depot Brigade. 

14. Private Frank E. Quackenbush, enlisted April 
9th, 1918, sent to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for train- 
ing. 

15. Supply Sergeant Harold Arthur Sykes, enlisted 
with and served in Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf. for 
a number of years, discharged for physical dis- 
ability, re-enlisted June 28th, 1918, sent to Camp 
Grant, assigned to 311th Sanitary Train, Co. 342, 
Field Hospital, 86th Division, Camp Mills. 

16. Private Joseph Casper Smith, enlisted July 
22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, assigned Co. 
L, 3rd Pioneer Inf., gassed before Metz, invalided 
to United States, transferred to hospital at Denver 
in November, died March 11th, 1919, in the service 
of his country, of tubercular peritonitis. 

17. Corporal Eorenz Adolph Schellenberger, en- 
listed June 28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned 
to Battery B, 333rd Field Artillery, in France three 
months. 

18. Private Stephen Henry Sanders, enlisted May 
17th, 1918, in Seattle, sent to Oakland, California 
for training. 

19. Corporal Edward Francis Sanders, enlisted 
September 14th, 1917, assigned to Co. B, 312th 
Supply Train. 



20. Private Ross W. Sheley, enlisted June 3rd, 
1917, went to Camp Johnston, Florida, December 
19th, 1917, assigned to Co. F, 5th Div., Motor Sup- 
ply Train, embarked for France June 8th, 1918, 
fought in San Die sector, in St. Mihiel, Argonne 
Forest and drive toward Sedan, remained with the 
army of occupation since December, 1918. 

21. Private Ralph E. Sheley, enlisted July 15th, 

1917, went overseas with Co. B, 10th Engineers, 
in the Forestry service. 

22. Private Roy Allen Starkey, enlisted August 
28th, 1918, sent to Camp Grant, assigned to Depot 
Brigade, 22nd Co. 

23. Private Albert David Soderquist, enlisted 
August 21st, 1918, sent to Camp Wadsworth, sent 
to France September 23rd, assigned to Co. L, 311th 
Inf., 78th Division, A. E. F. 

24. Private Norman M. Schinkel, enlisted October 
24th, 1918, sent to Camp Forrest, assigned to Co. 
19, 219th Engineers. 

25. Private Thomas F. Ward, enlisted May 6th, 

1918, sent to Columbus Barracks. 

26. Corporal Gay Edward York, enlisted with Co. 
B, 1st Minesota Inf., served three years, re-enlisted 
in December, 1916, in 1st Minnesota Field Artillery, 
served on the Mexican border, served in Minneapolis 
as Military Police, promoted Corporal of Battery 
E, 151st F. A., trained at Fort Riley, went overseas 
October 18th, 1917, active service from February 
21st, 1918 until he was killed in action in the ser- 
vice of his country, July 15th, 1918. 

27. Private Shirley Monroe York, enlisted June 1st, 
1918, went to Camp Colt, Pennsylvania, assigned to 
Co. B, 326th Tank Corps, discharged at Camp Grant 
Decemebr 22nd, 1918. 

28. Sergeant Aubrey Lester Ahlgren, enlisted Octo- 
ber 19th, 1918, sent to the University of Minnesota, 
S. A. T. C. 

30. Private Harvey W. Hennecke, enlisted October 
22nd, 1918, sent to Camp Cody, served a short time 
as Military Police, transferred to the Cavalry at Fort 
Bliss and is still there. 

31. Private Walter H. Mathison, enlisted Septem- 
ber 22nd, 1917, with the first quota from Anoka 
County, was sent to Camp Dodge. 

32. Private John A. Olson, enlisted June 28th, 
1918, sent to Camp Grant, overseas with Battery 
E, 331st Field Artillery, served five months in 
France. 



The following men and their relatives and friends 
have ignored repeated requests for their pictures 
and records, have died in the service and no pictures 
can be found of them, have refused to permit the 
use of their pictures in this book, have moved from 
the county and trace of them lost or for some 
other reason it has been impossible to secure the 
use of their photographs. A few of these photo- 
graphs are missing owing to carelessness in sending 
in the pictures, some arriving long after this part of 
the book had gone to press. 

Pictures of most of these men will be found else- 
where in this book among the groups of men in- 
ducted into service or among the members of Co. 
B, 3rd Minnesota Infantry. 
800 Alfred S. Anderson, sent to Camp Grant June 

26th, 1918. 
998 Gustave Adolph Anderson, sent to Camp Wads- 
worth July 22nd, 1918. 
1023 Theo. Rungwell Anderson, sent to Camp Wads- 
worth September 22nd, 1918. 



Private Jason Arrell, died in the service of his 
country, September 24th, 1918. Death was due to 
shock resulting from wounds received in battle and 
amputation of his arm. 

Miss Ruby Applebee, went to France as a Red 
Cross Nurse. 

48. Alex A. I. Benson, sent to Camp Dodge, Feb- 
ruary 24th, 1918. 
144 Emil J. Bauman, sent to Camp Dodge, April 

29th, 1918. 
165 Frank Burgoyne, sent to Camp Dodge, April 

29th, 1918. 
253 Bert Bruce, sent to Camp Lewis, May 25th, 

1918. 
403 John Z. Bruzak, sent to Camp Grant, June 28th, 

1918. 
527 Louis Ludwig Baker, sent to Camp Grant, 

June 28th, 1918. 
770 Arthur Martin Bakken, sent to Camp Wads- 
worth, July 22nd, 1918. 
884 Eugene H. Boyd, sent to Camp Wadsworth, 
July 22nd, 1918. 



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1079 Raymond Barthol, sent to Camp Wadsworth, 

July 22nd, 1918. 
1146 Tver Benson, sent to Camp Grant, July 26th, 
1918. 
14 Oscar Bakken, sent to Dunwoody, September 
19th, 1918. 
A1586 Ralph L. Brown, sent to U. of M. S. A. T. C, 
October 12th, 1918. 
Joseph Bauers. 
Alvin Berglund 
Edwin Berg. 
D. E. Bergstrom 
Clayton Blaisdell 
Lieutenant George E. Blanchett, served overseas, 
Q. M. C. Det. Dock No. 3, St. Nazaire, France. 

Corporal Frank Blanchett, served overseas, Co. A, 
25th Engineers, at Brest, France. 

Phil Blanchett stationed at New York, at Gas 
Plant on Long Island, discharged February, 1919. 
Emil Blanchett, at U. of M. S. A. T. C. 
Miss Alvina Blanchett, left November 5th for 
France as Red Cross nurse. On duty with Ameri- 
can Red Cross at 4 Place du Revoli, Paris. 

Private Alan G. Campbell, served with Co. B, 

3rd Minnesota Inf., on the Mexican border, went to 

Camp Cody with the company, served overseas with 

125th Field Artillery. 

121 John Cochran, sent to Camp Dodge, April 29th, 

1918. 
936 Oscar Carlson, sent to Camp Wadsw6rth, July 
22nd, 1918. 
Daniel Caldwell. 
Private Arthur Campbell, enlisted with Co. K, 
312th Bn., U. S. Marines, Paris Island. 

Captain Charles I. Cook, enlisted from North 
Dakota, served several months on Motor Transport 
duty in France. 
592. Henry Joseph Dupree, sent to Camp Grant 
June 28th, 1918. 
29 Fred De Vault, sent to Camp Forrest, October 
24th, 1918. 
Edward De jarlais. 
John Dehn 
Louis Dehn. 
James Bennett Downes. 
Edward Dunn 
Daniel Dupree, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd ]\Iinnesota 
Inf., discharged. 
Charles Dahl 
Private Ralph Dunn. 
First Sergeant DeWitte C. Dunham, enlisted in 
Washington, sent to Camp Devens, assigned to Co. 
B, 39th Machine Gun Bn., was ordered to officers' 
training camp when armistice was signed. 

Private Forrest Dudley, enlisted at St. Cloud, 
sent to Columbus Barracks for training. 
917 William John Eickstadt, sent to Camp Wads- 
worth, July 22nd, 1918. 
25 Raymond Ebner, sent to Camp Forrest, Octo- 
ber 24th, 1918. 
A34 Dewey Charles Ebert, sent to U. of M. S. A. 
T. C, October 17th, 1918. 
22 Lawrence William Ebert, sent to Camp For- 
rest, October 24th, 1918. 
Gilman Engen. 
Alfred Erickson, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Minne- 
sota Inf., in 1917. 

John Erickson, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Minne- 
sota Inf., in 1917. 

Mannie Erickson, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Minne- 
sota Inf., in 1917. 

Reynold Engstrom, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Min- 
nesota Inf., in 1917. 
157 Frank Fournier, sent to Camp Dodge, April 

29th, 1918. 
261 James A. Fitzgerald, sent to Columbus Bar- 
racks, Mav 3rd. 1918. 



504 Harold Douglas Fowler, sent to Camp Grant, 

June 28th, 1918. 
980 William Fries, sent to Camp Wadsworth, July 
22nd, 1918. 
A1154 Harold H. Flor, sent to U. of M, S. A. T. C, 
October 11th. 1918. 
LeRoy B. Folkins. 
Albert R. Fisher. 
Private Frank M. Fretwell, enlisted in the Avia- 
tion at Seattle. 

Captain Elmer T. Foss, resigned as City recorder 
of Medford, Oregon and was commissioned First 
Lieutenant with the Seventh Company of the Oregon 
National Guard, went to Fort Columbia, transferred 
to Fort Stevens as Headquarters Adjutant, thence 
to Fortress Monroe, commissioned Captain, then 
went to Fort Canby, Washington as Post Comman- 
der. He was a resident of Anoka in 1904 and at- 
tended the Anoka High School. 
49 Hjalmer K. J. Grunlund, sent to Camp Dodge, 

September" 22nd, 1918. 
648 Frank Christ Gores, sent to Camp Grant, July 
25th, 1918. 
Roy Gale. 

Ernest Clyde .Groven. 
Andre Guimont, on board U. S. S. Jean. 
Walter Gray. 
Lawrence Guimont. 
Private Ralph Gale, reached England January 7th, 
1917, France January 14th, 1917, in Verdun sector 
March 12th for 44 days. Chateau Thierry sector May 
31st for 34 days, at Soissons July 16th, Pont-a- 
Maisson sector August 9th, St. Mihiel drive Sep- 
tember 12th, in Champagne sector October 1st, with 
Co. C. 1st Field Signal Bn., 6th Marines, 2nd Divi- 
sion, crossed the Meuse November 17th, through 
Luxemburg and Belgium, reached Rhine December 
9th. now with Co. B, 1st F. S. Bn., A. E. F., at 
Heddesdorf, Germany. 
185 Elmer W. Hanson, sent to Camp Dodge, April 

29th, 1918. 
250 Harrv Henderson, sent to Columbus Barracks, 

May 3rd, 1918. 
415 Walter Hanson, sent to Camp Dodge, August 

30th, 1918. 
482 Ozro John Hall, sent to Camp Grant, June 

28th, 1918. 
562 Harry Andrew Hanson, sent to Camp Grant, 

August 28th, 1918. 
591 Roy William Hanson, sent to Camp Grant, 

June 28th, 1918. 
601 William A. Holtsch, sent to Camp Wadsworth, 

August 21st. 1918. 
686 Wallace Hooker, sent to Camp Grant, April 
8th, 1918. 
Private Frederick E. Henning, sent to Camp Wads- 
worth, July 22nd, 1918, assigned to Co. M, 3rd 
Pioneer Inf., stationed near Verdun. 

801 George H. Hansen, sent to Camp Wadsworth, 
July 22nd, 1918. 
48 James Harris, sent to Camp Dodge, August 

31st, 1918. 
Irwin Hunt, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota 
Inf., in 1917. 

Walter R. Hall, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Minnesota 
Inf., in 1917. 

Tohn Hamlin, enlisted with Co. P.. 3rd Minnesota 
Inf., in 1917. 

Private Frank J. Hare. 

Lieutenant Millard Howard. Medical, stationed at 
Camp T'ike with .Xmbulance Corps. 

734 Herman Richard Israel, sent to Camp Wads- 
worth, July 22nd, 1918. 

769 Ole Tverson. sent to Camp Wadsworth, July 
22nd, 1918. 



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290 Carl F. Johnson, sent to Camp Grant, July 

5th, 1918. 
492 Peter Johnson, sent to Camp Wadsworth, July 

22nd, 1918. 
514 Oscar Johnson, sent to Camp Grant, June 28th, 

1918. 
745 Jasper E. Johnson, sent to Camp Cody, Octo- 
ber 22nd, 1918. 
871 Carl G. Johnson, sent to Camp Wadsworth, 
July 22nd, 1918. 
13 Robert Johnson, sent to Camp Grant, Septem- 
ber 18th, 1918. 
George E. Johnson, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Min- 
nesota Inf., in 1917, discharged 

George H. Johnson, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Min- 
nesota Inf., in 1917. 

Gustav Johnson, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Minne- 
sota Inf., in 1917. 
475 Emerson W. L. Koons, sent to Camp Grant, 

June 28th, 1918. 
555 Frank N. Kelly, sent to Camp Grant, August 

21st, 1918. 
lOA Jacob E. Kafka, sent to Camp Forrest, Octo- 
ber 24th, 1918. 
78 Donald Arthur Kennedy, sent to Camp Forrest, 
October 24th, 1918. 
A1080 Erwin C. Kienow, sent to U. of M. S. A. T. C, 
October 7th, 1918. 
Robert F. Kelleher, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Min- 
nesota Inf., in 1917. 

Nicholas Kappell, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Minne- 
sota Inf., in 1917. 

Harold Kennedy. 
Thomas Kennedy. 
Harold Knutson. 
Private John Kimball, former student of Anoka 
High School, member 144th Co., 3rd Marines, killed 
in action in the service of his country. 
308 Ralph Lofgren, sent to Camp Grant, June 28th, 

1918, died in the service of his country. 
338 Andrew Lindberg, sent to Camp Grant, June 

28th, 1918 . 
641 Harry Larson, sent to Camp Grant, July 2nd, 
1918. 
19 Joseph Lasker, sent to Camp Forrest, October 

24th, 1918. 
69 Fred William Earson, sent to Camp Forrest, 
October 24th, 1918. 
Henry P. M. Leathers. 
Stephen Loftus, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Minne- 
sota Inf., in 1917. 

William Loftus, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Minne- 
sota Inf., in 1917. 
Harry Leonard. 
Albin J. Linfors, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Minne- 
sota Inf., in 1917. 

Anton C. Lundby. 
Private Gustave Lindblom, died of wounds in 
France, in the service of his country. 

Private Harold Leach, enlisted at Manistique, 
Michigan. 

31 Sam Mathews, sent to Camp Dodge, February 
24th, 1918. 
288 Louis G. Mueller, sent to Camp Wadsworth, 

July 22nd, 1918. 
327 Anton Miller, sent to Camp Dodge, June 28th. 

1918. 
350 Wayne E. Merrill, sent to Camp Grant, June 

28th, 1918. 
413 Max Alex Martinson, sent to Camp Grant, 

June 28th, 1918. 
427 Robert Chauncey McLennan, sent to Camp 

Grant, June 28th, 1918. 
499 Thos. E. McDonough, sent to Camp Grant, 
June 28th, 1918. 



Private James McCarthy, 408th Bn., Signal Corps, 
A. E. F. 

Thomas McGraw, transferred to Co. B, 3rd Minne- 
sota Inf., from Duluth, in 1917. 

Private Daniel Morton, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd 
Minnesota Inf., in 1917, transferred Battery D, 176th 
F. A., wounded October 9th, 1918 by shrapnel. 
John Allen Murphy. 

Enoch B. Moline, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Minne- 
sota Inf., in 1917. 

Thomas E. McDonough. 
Elmer Munson. 

Private A. J. McNeil, enlisted in May, 1918, went 
to Camp Dix, died of pneumonia October 5th, 1918, 
in the service of his country. 

Private James Manning, enlisted July 26th, sent 
to Camp Wadsworth. 

Private Leo McBride, enlisted from Elk River, Min- 
nesota, died in France August 13th, 1918, in the 
service of his country from wounds received in 
battle. 
567 Walter J. Nygaard, sent to Camp Grant, June 

28th, 1918. 
500 Sveere Norwood, sent to Camp Dodge, June 

28th, 1918. 
652 Edgar W. Nye, sent to St. Paul Aviation School, 
July 22nd, 1918. 
Private Eugene Nugent. 
73 Oscar Ludwig Olson, sent to Camp Forrest, 
October 24th, 1918. 
A689 Emil Arthur Olson, sent to St. Paul A. S. M. S., 
November 4th, 1918. 
Hugo Olund, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Minne- 
sota Inf., in 1917. 
Michael O'Malley, enlisted with 42nd Co., U. S. 

M. C. Receiving Ship, Samay. 
Stephen O'Malley. 
23 Frederick M. Pfaffendorf, sent to Camp Dodge, 

September 22nd, 1917. 
71 Joseph Paul, sent to Camp Dodge, February 
24th, 1918. 
323 Frederick Peterson, sent to Camp Grant, June 

28th, 1918. 
1019 William Frederick Pfafifendorf, sent to Camp 

Wadsworth, July 22nd, 1918. 
1112 Allan Sigard Peterson, sent to Camp Wads- 
worth, August 21st, 1918. 
1137 Antoni Ptak, sent to Camp Wadsworth, July 
22nd, 1918. 
Robert Postal. 
Carl A. Pearson. 
Albert Prodger. 
50 Walter Rognrud, sent to Camp Dodge, Septem- 
ber 22nd, 1918. 
590 Demos Rivard, sent to Camp Grant, June 
28th, 1918. 
1158 Edward J. Reilly, sent to S. C. A. S., San 
Diego, California, March 26th, 1918. 
Henry Rootes, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Minne- 
sota Inf., in 1917. 
Walter Reiss, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Minne- 
sota Inf., in 1917. 
Albin Rydquist, enlisted with Co. B, 3rd Min- 
nesota Inf., in 1917. 
Gerald Emmett Ryan. 
Tohn Russell. 
Willis Rech. 

Lawrence Richards, instructor. U. S. N. Avia- 
tion Detachment, Seattle. 
Frank Charles Rohuldt. 
205j/' Clarence Scudder, sent to Camp Grant for 
limited service, April 29th, 1918. 

399 David Smith, sent to Camp Grant, June 28th, 

1918. 

400 Alvis Henrv Smith, sent to Camp Grant, June 

28th, 1918. 



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535 Arthur Sabey, sent to Camp Grant, June 28th, 
1918. 
Private Dennis Saunders, enlisted October 16th, 
1916, in the United States Marines, at Seattle. 
543 Frank Charles Schuldt, sent to Camp Wads- 
worth, July 22nd, 1918. 
840 Henry J. Sebaugh, sent to Camp Wadsworth, 
July 22nd, 1918. 
1000 Benjamin Stenstrom. sent to Camp Wadsworth, 
j;uly 22nd, 1918. 
7A William Francis Stover, sent to Camp Cody, 

October 22nd, 1918. 
46 John L. Stimson, sent to Camp Forrest, Octo- 
ber 24th, 1918. 
Lawrence Scott. 
William Siljendahl. 
Lloyd Silcher. 
William Sommerfeldt. 
Clifford Starr. 
Vernon Scanlon. 
Alaynard Schafer. 
Lieutenant Joseph Schweigart. 
Lieutenant Harry Setzler, stationed at Taelif- 

fero Field, Texas. 
Private First Class Archie Sorenson, enlisted 
Co. B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., in 1917, went to 
Camp Cody, transferred to Headquarters Co., 
Houlon Field, C. W. S., in Poison Gas Dept. 
Charles C. Simmons. 
10 Arthur H. Tackman, sent to Camp Dodge, 
September 22nd, 1917. 
757 Frank Thompson, sent to Camp Wadsworth, 
July 22nd, 1918. 
9 John A. Therres, sent to Dunwoody Institute, 
September 19th, 1918. 



43 Fred C. O. Trettin, sent to Camp Forrest, Octo- 
ber 24th, 1918. 
262y2 Frank William Tauer, sent to Camp ^^'ads- 
worth, July 22nd, 1918. 
John Tharp. 
Harold Thompson. 
Ray Thorpe. 
Robert Van Elsberg. 
204 John J. Wacholz, sent to Camp Dodge, April 

29th, 1918. 
397 Alfred I. White, sent to Camp Grant, Tune 

28th, 1918. 
404 Ivan S. White, sent to Camp Grant, June 28th, 

1918. 
610 Joseph H. Wanbaugh, sent to Camp Grant, 

June 28th, 1918. 
921 Alvin K. White, sent to Camp Wadsworth, 

July 22nd, 1918. 
1058 John William Wayne, sent to Camp Travis, 
August 9th, 1918. 
Fred Wanbaugh. 
Russell A. Walls. 

Teyrant Rudolph Wethern, enlisted with Co. 
B, 3rd Minnesota Inf., in 1917, transferred to 
Headquarters Co., 125th Field Artillery. 
Walter Wollf. 
Vasco Estin Walton. 

Second Lieutenant Alfred K. Woods, enlisted 
June 29th, 1918, from Sioux Falls, commis- 
sioned October 15th, 1918, served as instruc- 
tor at Camp Pike, discharged December 12th. 
Theodore Youn. 
1092 LeRoy Horace Ziegler, sent to Camp Travis, 
August 9th, 1918. 



There were 791 Anoka County men in service. 
Of these 376 were drafted and 415 volunteered. 




Proposed Memorial P)ridge in Honor of the Soldiers 
From Anoka County 



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